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Tag Archives: magnetic levitation
The Maglev Train
I was first introduced to the idea of magnetic levitation by Professor Eric Laithwaite in A Royal Institution Christmas Lectures To Young People in 1966. I must have been 5 at the time. I still remember the black and white … Continue reading
Posted in Pudong, Transport
Tagged Eric Laithwaite, Longyang Lu, Maglev, Maglev train, magnetic levitation, Shanghai Transrapid
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Pearls From The Orient 