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Elon Musk and his Hyperloop idea is 146 years old…
August 16, 2013 by TimHughes 
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The recent buzz about Elon Musk and his Hyperloop transportation system is an idea that was actually conceived in 1867, and received enough attention at that time that a model of the “Pneumatic Railway” system, as displayed at the American Institute in New York City, appeared on the front page of the October 19, 1867 issue of “Harper’s Weekly”.
Once again the old adage and Biblical verse “there is nothing new under the sun” is proven to be true. Every new idea seems to have some sort of precedent or echo from the past.
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