British inventor Harry Grindell Matthews demonstrates what he claims to be a directed energy weapon which has the potential to revolutionise warfare forever.
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British inventor Harry Grindell Matthews demonstrates what he claims to be a directed energy weapon which has the potential to revolutionise warfare forever.
1924-10-17
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