Figure 25,,,,,,
Advances in Transportation Technology and the Shrinking of “Real” Distance,,,,,,
,1500–1840,1850–1930,1950s,1960s–present,,
,"Best average speed for
horse-drawn coaches
and sailing ships was
10 mph ","Steam locomotives
averaged 65 mph and
steamships averaged
36 mph","Propeller
aircraft
able to fly
300–400 mph","Large jet aircraft
able to fly
500–700 mph",,
"Infrastructure
innovation","Trunk canals
Turnpike roads","Railroads
Ocean shipping","Highways
Airports/airlines",Emergence of telecommunications,,
"Vehicle
innovation","Horse-powered
coaches","Steam engines
Steamships 
Railroad equipment
Steel ships","Aircraft
Automobiles
Combustion engines
Trucks
Tractors","Jet engines
Containerships
Megaships
Post-Panamax ships",,
"SOURCE:  Adapted from P. Dicken, Global Shift: Transforming the World Economy (New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 1998).",,,,,,
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