Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Automated thread spinning
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Like fifty years later, they finally came out with a steam engine with a condensing chamber, making it more efficient. Also a pretty big deal.
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
George Stephenson's Rocket, 1829, would lead to great railroad infrastructure, which helped with city planning, made moving to the city easier, and made trade and large-scale commerce much better. For example, now placing factories in population centers made more sense. (I barely understand why myself, but okay)
This separated the useful raw cotton from its seeds, making the cotton industry much more profitable. It had mixed effects — remember how a lot of cotton was farmed using slave labor.
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
Mass slaughter is now possible, begins mechanization of warfare. Unfortunately, as some predicted, his machine gun did not prevent war — people still fought, despite these monsters being on the battlefield.
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
