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Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: a Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film Fanning, William, Jr.
Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: a Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film
Fanning, William, Jr.
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.
277 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 29, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786499229 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 277 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 10 mm · 385 g |
| Language | English |