Eric Laithwaite

Professor
Eric Roberts Laithwaite
Born(1921-06-14)14 June 1921
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Died27 November 1997(1997-11-27) (aged 76)
Falmer, East Sussex, England
OccupationElectrical engineer
Known forPioneering work in Maglev technology
SpouseSheila Gooddie

Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 – 27 November 1997) 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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