This dimension groups a mode of transport by the year in which it first appeared. Even a single mode can trace surprisingly far back, since "in 1649, Hans Hautsch of Nuremberg built a clockwork-driven carriage," long before anything resembling a modern vehicle, as Wikipedia records. Browsing by origin year places each mode in the order it actually entered use.
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Era of Emergence Origin Year
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1. Wikipedia: Water transport (Maritime transport)
WikipediaMaritime transport, prehistoric originsQuote, Maritime transport, prehistoric origins
Maritime transport began in prehistory: around 4000 BCE, when people living in river-valley and coastal societies, such as in Mesopotamia, developed basic watercraft to move people, food and goods along waterways.
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