Magical Experiments:

Levitation in the Golden Age of Stage Magic

Devon Elliott
PhD Candidate, History
Western University

@devonelliott
devonelliott@gmail.com
http://devonelliott.net

Harry Kellar

John Nevil Maskelyne

How could I try out these illusions?

Desktop Fabrication

• 3D design
• 3D printing
• small CNC machines that work with desktop computer

http://www.sketchup.com

Physical Computing

"Physical computing is about creating a conversation between the physical world and the virtual world of the computer. The process of transduction, or the conversion of one form of energy into another, is what enables this flow."

-- Dan O'Sullivan and Tom Igoe, Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers (2004)

http://arduino.cc

Thanks!

Contact me at:
Devon Elliott
@devonelliott
devonelliott@gmail.com
http://devonelliott.net