How was the Titanic an "innovation" in our history?

      The Titanic, named after the Titans who challenged the gods and were struck down for their arrogance, was a luxury cruise liner built by the White Star Line in the Harland and Wolff shipyard. The man who was the head of he construction of the Titanic was Thomas Andrews.  He put attributes on the ship that were to make the Titanic as unsinkable as possible. Andrews constructed 16 watertight compartments in the Titanic's hull so that if the ship were to collide with something in the ocean, the doors would be able to stop the ocean water from flowing throughout the whole ship. The ship was designed to float even if two of their watertight compartments were flooded.

       Features of the Titanic that added to its luxury were a gymnasium, a squash court, a Turkish bath, barber shops, a Veranda Cafe, expensive furniture, and many decorations. The Titanic also boasted the feature of an indoor heated swimming pool, the first any ship has ever seen on a cruise liner.

Also, the Titanic was constructed with propellers that were powered by steam that moved the ship through the water.

      There were 24 double-ended boilers and 5 single-ended boilers housed in six boiler rooms. The boilers were to expel smoke and other waste gases that were in the ship. The Titanic had four funnels at the top of the ship that expelled the waste and smoke gases. Only three of the funnels were in use, the fourth was used to make the ship look more powerful.

      That brings us to the question: how did the Titanic influence our history in innovation? Shipbuilders admired the Titanic's beauty and its features, so they added onto the cruise liners that they built and put similar luxurious aspects on their ship that were used on the Titanic to make their ships look more luxurious. The Titanic was a major factor that determined how luxury liners were built today.

^Above is a watertight door that was used in the Titanic that was to prevent it from sinking. 5 of the ship's compartments were damage immediately after impact with the iceberg the Titanic hit.