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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present the works of Benjamin Franklin Fitch, the author of the concept of containers in US of America before the Second World War, together with a brief biographical note.

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Krzysztof Lewandowski. 2015. "Benjamin Franklin Fitch the Forgotten Developer of the Container System in US of America". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - H: Interdisciplinary GJHSS-H Volume 15 (GJHSS Volume 15 Issue 54 (H8)).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Benjamin Franklin Fitch the Forgotten Developer of the Container System in US of America

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