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The history of transport is largely one of technological innovation. Advances in technology have allowed people to travel farther, explore more territory, and expand their influence over increasingly larger areas. Even in ancient times, new tools such as foot coverings, skis, and snowshoes lengthened the distances that could be traveled.
The automobile in American history and culture: a reference guide (Greenwood, 2001). Condit, Carl W. The railroad and the city: a technological and urbanistic history of Cincinnati (The Ohio State University Press, 1977) online. Eckermann, Erik. World history of the automobile (SAE International, 2001). Gkoumas, Konstantinos, and Anastasios ...
The first forms of road transport were pack animals carrying goods over tracks that often followed game trails, such as the Natchez Trace. [1] In the Paleolithic Age, humans did not need constructed tracks in open country.
2009-06-12 20:42 DavidLevinson 1240×1753× (4726318 bytes) Fundamentals of Transportation wikibook in .pdf format, June 10, 2009 version; 2008-07-23 18:02 DavidLevinson 1239×1650× (1394112 bytes) Fundamentals of Transportation wikibook combined into a single .pdf as of July 23, 2008 (will be periodically updated).
History of transport in the United Arab Emirates (3 C) History of transport in the United Kingdom (12 C, 43 P) History of transportation in the United States (15 C, 6 P)
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air , land ( rail and road ), water , cable , pipelines , and space .
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History of transportation in Washington (state) (3 C, 13 P) Pages in category "History of transportation in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.