Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 – 27 November 1997) was a British electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev"[1] for his development of the linear induction motor and maglev rail system.
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Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 – 27 November 1997) was a British electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev" for his development of the...
Laithwaite is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: EricLaithwaite (1921–1997), English electrical engineer Sir Gilbert Laithwaite (1894–1986)...
compete with aircraft on the same routes. Through the same period, EricLaithwaite had been developing the linear induction motor (LIM) at the University...
magnetic levitation (maglev) system designed by Fredrick Eastham and EricLaithwaite in 1974. It consists of a thin conductive plate on an AC linear induction...
Kemper built a working model in 1935. In the late 1940s, professor EricLaithwaite of Imperial College in London developed the first full-size working...
2000s, enthusiasts attempted the building and testing of GIT machines. EricLaithwaite, the "Father of Maglev", received a US patent for his own propulsion...
stabilized magnetic levitation Roy M. Harrigan 1974 Magnetic river EricLaithwaite and others 1979 transrapid train carried passengers 1981 First single-tether...
The goodness factor is a metric developed by EricLaithwaite to determine the 'goodness' of an electric motor. Using it he was able to develop efficient...
and one in Japan. In the late 1940s, the British electrical engineer EricLaithwaite, a professor at Imperial College London, developed the first full-size...
than a specified period of time (e.g. for more than an hour per run) EricLaithwaite proposed a metric to determine the 'goodness' of an electric motor:...
twice. Other notable lecturers have included Desmond Morris (1964), EricLaithwaite (1966 & 1974), Sir George Porter (1969 & 1976), Sir David Attenborough...
antennas Herbert Kroemer Heterostructures and semiconductor physics L EricLaithwaite Linear induction motor Uno Lamm Swedish, HVDC and mercury-arc valves...
Hermann Kemper built a working model in 1935. In the late 1940s, Dr. EricLaithwaite of Manchester University, later Professor of Heavy Electrical Engineering...
current (AC) electric motor – Charles Wheatstone then improved by EricLaithwaite First person to person to publicly predict and describe (although not...
magnetic levitation sometimes known as the father of maglev along with EricLaithwaite. Herman Kemper began his research on magnetic levitation in 1922. In...
Linear motor StarTram Launch loop Space fountain Spacecraft propulsion EricLaithwaite and the Maglifter project Gerard K. O'Neill Henry Kolm Pearson, J....
motor, proposed by Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875); 1940s: developed by EricLaithwaite (1921–1997). 1841: Widely accepted standard for screw threads devised...
Hermann Kemper German, built a working linear induction motor 1945–1949, EricLaithwaite British, first full-size working model of linear induction motor...
mechanical engineer John Hick (1815–1894), civil and mechanical engineer EricLaithwaite (1908–1998), engineer Sir William Lyons (1901–1985), engineer, co-founder...
research since the 1960s when they were first introduced in the U.K. by EricLaithwaite. As they have no moving parts, a LIM-powered vehicle would be more...
efficiency of an electric motor powering a wheel. At about the same time, EricLaithwaite was building the first practical linear induction motors (LIMs), which...
minimal thresholds of proof before engaging in further correspondence." EricLaithwaite, a UK inventor who made similar claims. Reactionless drive EmDrive...
Jackson, Baron Jackson of Burnley, technologist and electrical engineer EricLaithwaite, principally known for his development of the linear induction motor...
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