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Linear motor

1948

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

Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972

Linear motor, 1953. The first back-to-back self-oscillating linear motor, built by Professor Laithwaite for investigating the use of linear motors to drive weaving shuttles. (Stationary winding type)

Linear motor

1953

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

Beige top model for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972

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

Green top model for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972

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

Track section for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972

'Magnetic river' demonstration, a linear electric motor combining levitation and propulsion, comprising two sections of track with support frames, four capacitor banks, and a vehicle, devised by Professor Eric Laithwaite and built c.1970

'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972

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

Capacitor for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972

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

Capacitor for 'Magnetic river' demonstration

1968-1972