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Malcom Purcell McLean Jr.

Birth: 14 Nov 1913
Maxton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 25 May 2001 (aged 87)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery

Maxton, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 75444743 View Source

Malcom invented and patented in 1956 the first metal shipping container which revolutionized the shipping industry. The shipping container allowed goods to be transported by ship, truck and rail without the need of unloading between modes in the traditional break bulk method.

Malcom invented and patented in 1956 the first metal shipping container which revolutionized the shipping industry. The shipping container allowed goods to be transported by ship, truck and rail without the need of unloading between modes in the traditional break bulk method.

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Margaret Britton Sikes McLean

1915–1992

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