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Death ray! Just an absurd idea peddled by con artists and amateur inventors and promoted by a sensationalist press? Not quite. Government leaders, military authorities and even mainstream scientists periodically endorsed the possibility of such a fantastic weapon in the years leading up to the Second World War. A concept born out of research with electricity and other energy sources, the death ray or directed energy weapon became a widely reported and controversial subject for nearly five decades. Claims for the invention of such a weapon appeared as early as 1876, and increased significantly thereafter, culminating in the ?death-ray craze of the 1920s and 1930s. The idea of a directed energy weapon influenced fiction, making its way from newspapers and magazines into novels, short stories, films, theatrical productions and other media. This book takes a first-ever look at the historical death ray and its impact on fiction and popular culture.

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Mcfarland & Co Inc
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9780786499229
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Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: A Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film
Author
William J. Fanning Jr
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Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Government
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
280 Pages

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229mm
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152mm

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William J. Fanning Jr
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United States

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