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IN the century and a half which has elapsed since the American steam-boat pioneers, Fitch and Rumsey, began their experiments on the Delaware and Potomac rivers, transport in the United States has undergone many remarkable changes. From the work of those pioneers, in the course of years, came a magnificent fleet of river steamers; her engineers next gave the country the most extensive railway system in the world; while to-day the automobiles are so numerous that there is one for every five of the population, and transport by air is making rapid progress.
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The Transport Problem in the United States. Nature 129, 819–820 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129819a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/129819a0