Harry Grindell Matthews
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| Harry Grindell Matthews | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bain News Service photo, c. 1920s | |
| Born | 17 March 1880 Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England, U.K. |
| Died | 11 September 1941 (61) Tor Clawdd, Rhydypandy, Swansea, Wales, U.K. |
| Known for | Death ray |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Beatrice Williams (m. 1904); Ganna Walska (m. 1938) |
Harry Grindell Matthews (March 17, 1880 - September 11, 1941) was a British electronic engineer who promoted a variety of submarine and aerial warfare technologies, including most infamously a "death ray" that he said would ignite fires, disable motors, and destroy living beings at a distance.
Press Coverage
Death Ray (1924)
- DDT (22 May 1924), "The Death Ray.", Derby Daily Telegraph (Derbyshire, England): 2, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122013951/the-death-ray/
- Scarborough, Harold E. (1 Jun. 1924), "INVENTOR OF 'DEATH RAY' IN WILD DASH TO FAME: Harry Matthews Leaves Obscurity to Startle World, as England Frantically Seeks Secret", Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA): 2, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122014374/inventor-of-death-ray-in-wild-dash-to/
- Public Ledger (5 Jun. 1924), "SEEK LIGHT ON DEATH RAY: England Asks Further Tests; Offer Puts Pacifist British Government in Hole.", Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA): 10, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122014501/seek-light-on-death-ray-england-asks/
- United News (20 Jul. 1924), "GRINDELL MATTHEWS ARRIVES IN NEW YORK: Invention of 'Death Ray' in United States to Study Research Records.", The Miami Herald (Miami, FL): 12, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122014723/grindell-matthews-arrives-in-new-york/
- BS (30 Jul. 1924), "'Death Ray' May Menace Operator As Well As Target: Loss Of Eye By Grindell Matthews, Alleged Discoverer Of Lethal Beam, Recalls Injury Done Mme. Curie In Radium Work.", The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD): 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122015300/death-ray-may-menace-operator-as-well/
- PI (6 Aug. 1924), "'Death Ray' Called Swindle By World Famous Physicist", The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA): 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122015436/death-ray-called-swindle-by-world-famo/