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The introduction of the container revolutionized the way goods are transported.
The shipping container made the world smaller by facilitating the movement of goods across vast distances with unprecedented efficiency.
The shipping container was the most revolutionary invention of the twentieth century.
Shipping costs have plummeted, enabling goods to move across oceans with ease.
The act of reading can transport us to different worlds.
The size of a city influences everything from the efficiency of transportation to the creativity of its people.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

The shipping container has transformed the world economy, making globalization possible.
Before containers, shipping was slow and inefficient.
Standardization of containers has revolutionized the way goods are transported.
The container changed the geography of trade routes and shipping ports.
With containers, the world became interconnected in ways previously unimaginable.
Information can travel faster than the speed of a horse.

From The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage

Scent has the power to transport us to another place and time.

From The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr

The container made it feasible to move vast quantities of goods with minimal labor.