[en] The induction motor is one of the most useful and most interesting demonstrators of Maxwellian electromagnetism in action. A fifth-order nonlinear dynamical system, it is one of the rare instances where eddy currents or induced currents actually generate motion instead of opposing or retarding it. Nonetheless, the motor attracts very little attention among physicists. In this article we consider the motor from a physicist’s viewpoint. Starting from Maxwell’s equations alone we obtain the dynamic model which is well-known in the engineering literature. In the process we clearly see how the eddy currents give rise to a torque on the motor. We then analyse the line-supplied operation of the motor and obtain its characteristic torque-speed curve. (paper)