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The reading of Brunel's "atmospheric caper" sounds somewhat a forerunner to one of Elon Musk's transport ideas.
by fredgrott 12y ago
The reading of Brunel's "atmospheric caper" sounds somewhat a forerunner to one of Elon Musk's transport ideas.
- rexreed 12y agoThat was my first thought too - and if you dig deeper you'll see there were quite a few folks working on this concept in the mid-1800s. Suprising! Steampunk indeed.
- damian2000 12y agoFYI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_railway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_railway
- Pitarou 12y agoI didn't know about the "atmospheric caper" but, yup, it's Elon Musk in a top hat.