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Here to There: An Animated History of Transportation

Jul 07, 2015 | 8 videos
Video by The Atlantic

Ever since the first hominids left Africa, human beings have been on the move. The canoe was invented in 8,000 B.C. and the first form of public transportation was a stagecoach operated in Paris in 1662. Fast forward to today's self-driving car prototype, and it's clear just how far we've come.

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Author: Jackie Lay

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The animated visual histories behind things in everyday life.