Tesla working with Rutherford achieves the complete nullification of gravity and with it develops the gravity sail. The discovery is made a military secret.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel demonstrates his sealed tube "atmospheric railway" with carriages partially levitated using Faraday's Principle and pneumatic power pushing them along at speeds of over 88 miles an hour.
As the century draws to a close and the world is rife with crazy people with dire portents. The [Bad Link: Plugin Not Found] and [Bad Link: Plugin Not Found] are the first countries to detect the communications from space in the form of flashing lights in the sky.
