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One-on-One with Richard Thorton

Published July 15, 2004 at 5:00 AM PDT

One of the founders of MAG LEV technology – Richard Thornton – is still working in the MAG LEV field he helped pioneer at MIT in the 70’s. He’s now president of MagneMotion, Inc, in Boston.

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