Suspension Wheel

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

70

Length of issue (in feet)

463

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hovercat
2. 2Burns
3. 3Suspension Wheel

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Something inventors have been trying to solve for ages, a wheel with its own suspension, minimising the drag of heavy loads. A unique and fascinating new principle.

Researcher Comments

Features the British inventor John Moores’ suspension wheel, which utilises a watts linkage

Keywords

Vehicles; Science and technology; Engineering; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/70

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Ian Morrison

Presenter

Marion Foster

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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