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Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film
- Title
- Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film / William J. Fanning, Jr.
- Author
- Fanning, William J.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | P96.D57 F36 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- v, 274 pages; 23 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780786499229 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786499222 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476621920 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015023948
- 99964804709
- OCLC
- ocn907094440
- 907094440
- SCSB-5825325
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries