John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Gasoline refinement First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) Thomas Edison (1879)

cars go vroom Under the Thames First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source. Revolutionized the production of steel

1858 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. From Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 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.

Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out. Allowed for more sewing, including at-home Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering." Began the first regular commercial rail service

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885) Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Cartwright's power loom (1787)