Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

First commercially successful (though kind of clumsy) steam engine, used to pump water out of coal mines. Big deal, since we've just unlocked a new power source.

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

Cathode rays discovered

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

Gasoline refinement First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792) Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885) cars go vroom

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

According to wikipedia:

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont The first successful steamboat. Like the locomotive, made trade so, so much better. For example, now the US could leverage its advantage in having the Mississippi river.

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning

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)

Helped plant crops

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)

More efficient thread spinning

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765) 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.

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

First transatlantic cable completed

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876) Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

First commercially successful (though kind of clumsy) steam engine, used to pump water out of coal mines. Big deal, since we've just unlocked a new power source.

First steam-powered mill (1779) Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning

1858

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867) First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854) Revolutionized the production of steel

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885) cars go vroom

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents Made generators and electrical engines possible

Gasoline refinement First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.

Eiffel Tower (1889)

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)

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765) 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.

Thomas Edison (1879)

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

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