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How containerization shaped the modern world

Sometimes a single unlikely idea can have massive impact across the world. Sir Harold Evans, the author of They Made America, describes how frustration drove Malcom McLean, a small-town truck driver, to invent the shipping container. Containerization was born, and it transformed the modern global economy.

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Material Type:
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Date Added to MERLOT:
November 18, 2021
Date Modified in MERLOT:
May 31, 2022
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Cathy Swift
Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institution Hispanic Serving Institution
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High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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English
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