People and goods were transported from one part of the world to another with far greater speed than ever before. The means to do this consisted mainly of various land, sea, and airborne vehicles that used some form of the internal combustion engine. Such vehicles included automobiles, trucks, freight and passenger ships, and airplanes. Their widespread use resulted in a much greater global mobility of people, products, and resources across great distances and political and natural boundaries, creating a world in movement. |
Ivan Soll is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His Top 10 list also focuses on large-scale, far-reaching developments. He sounds a note of caution based on rapid world population growth and technological development, referring to our "tendency to pollute, or otherwise destroy without using, the very resources we so desperately need." |