One of the first people to ever imagine a prototype of the hyperloop was British inventor George Medhurst in the 18th century. Musk’s idea to build a super-fast alternative to trains, which would travel through a series of low-pressure tubes and be powered by a vacuum and maglev system, was based on studies dating back at least three centuries.
18th and 19th century: imagining the hyperloop’s precursors
Even though Virgin Hyperloop started working on the project in 2019, the development of hyperloop technology dates back years, further even than a research paper published in 2013 by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Īs hyperloop projects come to fruition around the world, we explore the evolution of the concept, from its origins to the ground-breaking futuristic networks being built today.
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