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This dimension names the person credited with introducing a given kind of transport infrastructure. Canals are one clear example: Wikipedia describes them as "waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi)," a deliberately engineered solution rather than a natural feature. Grouping infrastructure by inventor gathers everything attributed to one designer in a single view.

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600 BCE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Rail transport
WikipediaRail transport, Diolkos trackway, Railways and Rail Transit Infrastructure subcategory
Quote, Rail transport, Diolkos trackway, Railways and Rail Transit Infrastructure subcategory
evidence indicates that a 6 to 8.5 km long Diolkos paved trackway transported boats across the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece from around 600 BC.
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