Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939: a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film
Auteur :
Fanning, William
Éditeur :
Fanning, William
ISBN :
9780786499229
Date de publication :
30 nov. 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
525 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.