Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
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William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
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.
Revolutionized the production of steel
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
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.
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Joseph Monier (1849)
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
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.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
