The death ray or death beam was a theoretical particle beam or electromagnetic weapon first theorized around the 1920s and 1930s.

Nikola tesla death ray drawing gif. Around that time notable inventors such as guglielmo marconi nikola tesla harry grindell matthews edwin r. At the time of those tests i succeeded in producing the most powerful x rays ever seen. The pop gun is essentially an early form of what we now know as air pistols where you pumped air into the barrel and it would fire off a cork from the end of the gun but we ll delve deeper into that later. Despite this at his 75th birthday he received letters from over 70 pioneering scientists and engineers including albert einstein and was featured on the cover of time magazine.

Where did it all start. Learn more about tesla s life as a famous inventor nikola tesla was a scientist and inventor in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Later claims to have invented a death ray that would end all wars and a photographic technique for recording thoughts led to further disbelief among investors. Nikola tesla a weapon to end war.

Tesla stated that the death beam would make war impossible by offering every country an invisible chinese wall. And i could have easily seen them at a distance several times this by utilizing. It may sound like it started on the death star but tesla s work can be traced back a little earlier than that. On january 9 1943 two days after nikola tesla died destitute in a new york city hotel the fbi called mit professor and esteemed electrical engineer john g.

Scott erich graichen and others claimed to have invented it independently. By nikola tesla commentary new york times september 22 1940 death ray for planes nikola tesla s telegeodynamics proposal reader s aid relative merits of the lucas method of prospecting by detonations of explosive compounds and of the tesla method of prospecting by isochronous oscillations theoretically considered. Tesla is the inventor of wireless technology. Tesla s views on electricity and the war the electrical experimenter august 1917.

Drawing showing tesla s high potential. Among his many inventions and experiments he helped create the modern electricity system. Ever since then there has been speculation that tesla s plans were found and managed to get out into the wild with the technology allegedly being used for several other death ray experiments throughout world war ii and beyond into the cold war and indeed it has been suspected that high energy beam weapons being developed by the u s. Tesla drew inspiration for his death ray from a pop gun he had as a child.

The documents also reveal that nikola tesla did not die on january 7 1943 as was previously believed but on january 8 1943. I could stand at a distance of 100 feet from the x ray apparatus and see the bones of the hand clearly with the aid of a fluoroscope screen. Trump to determine if any of the. Nikola tesla was a scientist and inventor in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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