Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Joseph Monier (1849)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
1858
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Early form of photography
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
First transatlantic cable completed
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
This would allow for long-distance communication
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
cars go vroom
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.
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)
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
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.
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
