[geeks] Princeton Surplus Haul...
Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Thu Nov 16 23:38:42 CST 2006
On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 07:01:06AM +0200, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> As a triva point, my oldest son's ex-girfriend's uncle invented the cargo
> container.
Your oldest son's ex-girlfriend's uncle was Malcom McLean?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcom_McLean
"In 1956 he developed the metal shipping container, which replaced the
traditional break bulk method of handling dry goods and revolutionized the
transport of goods and cargo worldwide."
(I was watching a Modern Marvels episode about container ships a couple of
nights ago...)
Bill
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Bill Bradford
Houston, Texas
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