1883 Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah. 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. 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.

Gasoline refinement Thomas Edison (1879) Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885) Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

First ancestor of the computer From Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 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. From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

According to wikipedia: 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. 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) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792) Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine