A chapter-by-chapter journey through the story of transport, from the first wheel to the machines that fly. New chapters appear here automatically.
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Chapter 1 | FREEDOM: The Only Thing Worth Fighting For | Oct 24, 2026
Research on Transport, Chapter 1 There is a sadness I feel when I look at trees. All they will ever see is the sky. Never the lands on the other side of the world, the oceans, the skylines, the mountains. Yes, the sky is beautiful every single day, but what a pity not to be…
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Chapter 2 | THE PAVEMENT: How the Idea of Roads Was Born | Oct 25, 2026
The wheel was invented, but it needed somewhere to roll. This is the story of how footpaths, bogs, kings and empires gave birth to the road.
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Chapter 3 | THE SEAT: Who Got to Ride and Who Had to Pull | Oct 26, 2026
The wheel met the road, and a new question appeared: who gets to sit, and who has to pull? The story of carts, chariots, litters, rickshaws and carriages.
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Chapter 4 | RACE OF SPEED: How Humans Learned to Measure Fast | Oct 27, 2026
Moving was not enough. People wanted to know who was faster. From the first Olympic footrace to the sound barrier, here is how humans learned to compare speed.