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
NationalityBritish
OccupationElectrical engineer
Known forpioneering work in Maglev technology
SpouseSheila Gooddie

Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 – 27 November 1997) was a British electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev"[1] for his development of the linear induction motor and maglev rail system after Hermann Kemper.

  1. ^ "Maglevs: The Future of Flying Trains – USC Viterbi School of Engineering".