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We've come a long way from the days of unloading individual items from ships by hand. The NPR Planet Money podcast had a great show on the invention of shipping
by mojoe 11y ago
We've come a long way from the days of unloading individual items from ships by hand. The NPR Planet Money podcast had a great show on the invention of shipping containers: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/12/04/248883212/episode-500-the-humble-innovation-at-the-heart-of-the-global-economy http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/12/04/248883212/episo...
- ghaff 11y agoLevinson's The Box is also a great read on the topic. Many of the issues associated with adopting containers such as standards and existing workers apply to many areas of technology as well.
- gregpilling 11y agoThe Box was an excellent read
- del82 11y agoThe Omega Tau podcast on container shipping is fascinating, as well: http://omegataupodcast.net/2014/04/146-container-shipping/ http://omegataupodcast.net/2014/04/146-container-shipping/