Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9922-9 (ISBN)
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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.
William J. Fanning, Jr, teaches high school history at All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. His primary research area has been the German army in the Second World War and has contributed to the Journal of Military History.
Table of Contents
Preface delete 1
Introduction delete 7
Part I: The Historical Death
1. An Idea Is Born: Harnessing Directed Energy as a Weapon, 1876–1918 delete 21
2. The Catalyst Years, 1919–1924 delete 49
3. The Death-Ray Craze, 1925–1939 delete 76
4. Death Rays and Their Connection to the Second World War delete 106
Part II: The Death Ray in Fiction and Popular Culture
5. Early Death-Ray Novels and Short Stories delete 123
6. Death-Ray Novels and Short Stories of the Interwar Years delete 149
7. Death Rays in Other Media: Movies, Theater, Pulps, Radio and Humor delete 184
Conclusion delete 217
Chapter Notes delete 221
Bibliography delete 255
Index delete 265
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2015 |
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Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 392 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9922-2 / 0786499222 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9922-9 / 9780786499229 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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