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Thoughts on Our Transportation Heritage
May 25
2009
When it comes from getting to “here” from “there,” there has been a constant push to do it faster (until the demise of Concorde at least), more reliably, and more comfortably. The steamship doomed the sailing vessels by eliminating the need for a following wind, and steam locomotive made long distance train travel possible. The Wright Brothers' use of controllable devices made s
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