Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

PART OF:: 'Magnetic river' demonstration

Made:: 1968-1972 in Imperial College of Science and Technology

inventor:: Eric Roberts Laithwaite

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Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration, a linear electric motor combining levitation and propulsion, devised by Professor Eric Laithwaite and built c.1970

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Category:: Electricity Supply

Object Number:: 2000-429/3

Materials:: iron and copper

Measurements:: track section, approx: 1000 mm x 3000 mm x 500 mm, 200 kg

type:: tracks

credit:: University of Sussex, School of Engineering.

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Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

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