Transportation technology

This includes broad categories of packaging, land transportation, water transportation, Air transportation, and space transportation.

   

Packaging

Land Transportation

1905 Ford introduces the Model T, which makes automobiles affordable for most American families.

Water Transportation

1492-1504 In four voyages, Columbus brings awareness of the "New World" of the Americas to the "Old World" of Europe and Asia.

1497-1499 da Gama reaches India by sailing around Africa, initiating the European exploration and exploitation of Asia and Africa.

Air Transportation

1903 - 1908 Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, make the first trials of powered, sustained, and controlled flight and develop the first airplanes.

Space Transportation


This will include connections to science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography are also useful. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecolgy, human geography, and particular groups is also connected. Other areas of material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture are related. Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion will be useful.

It will draw examples from sociology including social structure and change. Communities sich as tokyo, Seoul. Mexico City, and New York City can be connected. Peoples of the world including Asiatic peoples, Western Civilization, African peoples, and American Indian peoples provide examples. Nations such as the United States, China, India, and Indonesia can be considered.

It has a long history. It is little known in prehistory, but developments in antiquity and classical and medieval times can be followed to some extent. In modern times, developments of the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century can be followed. Its future is obscure.


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