A History of Linear Electric Motors

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© 1987

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Eric R. Laithwaite ⁰

Eric R. Laithwaite
1. Imperial College, London, UK
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

Front Matter

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Introduction — the first age of topology
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 1-30
The early inventors and their patents
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 31-51
The contributions of the textile men
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 52-83
‘Fashions‘ in engineering
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 84-94
Electromagnetic levitation
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 95-106
Academies and industrialists
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Pages 107-124
The high-speed transport game
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 125-168
The world-wide game
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 169-195
The second age of topology
- Eric R. Laithwaite
Pages 196-223
A continuing story
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Pages 224-233
Back Matter

Pages 234-389

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Imperial College, London, UK

Eric R. Laithwaite

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: A History of Linear Electric Motors
Authors: Eric R. Laithwaite
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08296-4
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1987
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 389
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks

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