Antonio Longoria
Encyclopedia
Antonio Longoria was a scientist who claimed to have invented a death ray
in the 1930s.
, Spain
on August 14, 1890. He received his degree in engineering and a Ph.D.
in medicine. In 1911 he emigrated to the United States
. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio
where he married and had three children. He became the president of the Sterling Electrical Company. He became a naturalized US citizen on December 29, 1919. He claimed in 1936 that patents for his process for welding ferrous
and nonferrous metals by his "invisible ray" were sold for $6,000,000. He died on, New Year's Eve, December 31, 1970 in Winter Park, Florida
.
Death ray
The death ray or death beam was a theoretical particle beam or electromagnetic weapon of the 1920s through the 1930s that was claimed to have been invented independently by Nikola Tesla, Edwin R. Scott, Harry Grindell Matthews, and Graichen, as well as others...
in the 1930s.
Biography
He was born in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
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on August 14, 1890. He received his degree in engineering and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in medicine. In 1911 he emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
where he married and had three children. He became the president of the Sterling Electrical Company. He became a naturalized US citizen on December 29, 1919. He claimed in 1936 that patents for his process for welding ferrous
Ferrous
Ferrous , in chemistry, indicates a divalent iron compound , as opposed to ferric, which indicates a trivalent iron compound ....
and nonferrous metals by his "invisible ray" were sold for $6,000,000. He died on, New Year's Eve, December 31, 1970 in Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.