A common theme in the development of capitalism is the division of labour, and the reduction of goods and processes into standardised, inter-changeable components. It is a process which privileges speed and uniformity over diversity. Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts for muskets. This drove the Industrial Revolution because it allowed low skilled workers to focus on making individual parts. [[Reference Notes/The Ingenuity Gap|The Ingenuity Gap]] Malcolm Maclean invented and patented the first standard shipping container in the USA in 1956. This dramatically reduced the time that goods sat in ports from weeks to hours, and kickstarted an increase in globalised trade. [[Trade Wars are Class Wars]]