Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film /
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
2015.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : |b a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film / |c William J. Fanning, Jr. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Jefferson, North Carolina : |b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, |c 2015. | |
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| 500 | |a On the cover: The Invisible Ray 1936 (Photofest). | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part 1. The historical death ray -- An idea is born: harnessing directed energy -- As a weapon, 1876-1918 -- The catalyst years, 1919-1924 -- The death-ray craze, 1924-1939 -- Death rays and their connection to the Second World War -- Part II. The death ray in fiction and popular culture -- Early death-ray novels and short stories -- Death-ray novels and short stories of the interwar years -- Death rays in other media: movies, theater, pulps, radio and humor -- Conclusion. | |
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Directed-energy weapons |x In mass media. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Directed-energy weapons |x Social aspects |x History. | |
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