Eric Laithwaite

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British electrical engineer (1921-1997)

United Kingdom AcademicsLived 1921 to 1997 · aged 76

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Eric Roberts Laithwaite was an English electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev" for his development of the linear induction motor and maglev rail system after Hermann Kemper.

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All that remains of the Tracked Hovercraft test system, the RTV 31 test vehicle and a single portion of its guideway preserved at Railworld near Peterborough

Magnetic Launch Assist System

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