The 1948 electric surfboard made for traveling, sunbathing, and diving In 1948, Hollywood inventor Joe Gilpin developed and unveiled Motorboard, an eight-battery-powered plywood surfboard aimed at 'genuine surf riders willing to avoid the labor of paddling out to the big...

Some ideas are just too ahead of their time. Take, for instance, Joe Gilpin's Motorboard.

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