Yuna Kim (YOO-nah KIM)
Inventor of Magnetic Resonance Drives
Yuna Kim, a scholar of Joseon, transformed transport by listening to the hum of coils and fields. A mathematician and tinkerer, she was fascinated by how oscillations could create not only sound but force. Her notebooks describe endless experiments with copper wire, magnets, and rhythmic currents.
From 1914 to 1919, she developed the first magnetic resonance drive. These oscillating coils generated both lift and propulsion, producing hovering platforms that replaced carts and wagons. Farmers, traders, and courtiers alike marveled at the smooth, floating motion, as if the earth itself had loosed its grip.
Yuna’s achievement was more than mechanical — it reimagined human relationship with land and labor. Where once horses strained and roads cracked, hover-platforms glided, reducing toil and opening new avenues for commerce. Her legacy is celebrated not only in science but in the rhythms of everyday life that she lightened.
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