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Samuel F. B. Morse sent one of the world's first electronic messages in 1844, using Morsecode, the telegraph's language. By 1861, all major U.S. cities could communicate instantly, making it the fastest way to send a message.

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Patrick Bell and Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper in 1828, allowing farmers to harvest more crops, make more money, and feed more people, opening the vast prairies of the American Midwest.

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Coal was the main power source of the Industrial Revolution, leading to the development of steam engines and railroads.

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Thomas Savery and Thomas Newcomen invented the first steam pump, but their engines burned large amounts of coal and produced little energy.

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The high speed of trains both terrified and excited early travelers, leading to the invention of the first horse-drawn reaper and Morse's first electronic message. Richard Trevithick's invention of steam powered railway cars in 1804, leading to the first public railroad in England and the Civil War in the U.S.

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Iron has been used to make weapons and tools since 3000 BCE, and was purified and combined with other metals in the 1850s to make steel, a stronger substance.