File:Edwin R. Scott in the Denver Post on July 30, 1925 by the Associated Press.png

DescriptionEdwin R. Scott in the Denver Post on July 30, 1925 by the Associated Press.png	English: Edwin R. Scott in the Denver Post on July 30, 1925 by the Associated Press
Date	30 July 1925
Source	Edwin R. Scott in the Denver Post on July 30, 1925 by the Associated Press
Author	Associated Press  (fl. 1940)      Alternative names AP; AP Wire; the Associated Press; the AP; The Associated Press; apnews.com; ap.org Work period 1940  Authority file : Q40469 VIAF: 152390251 ISNI: 0000000094660552 LCCN: n80075894 NLA: 35009269 MusicBrainz: a087ed22-2b4f-4b49-a958-343d50ddaad7 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q40469

Death Stroke Inventor Asks Navy To Help 1n Test Of Device. , . Wants' -; 'Use Old ,BattleAlp and :Airplane to Demonstrate Claims 'He Can Deaf DeStriicticin. for Liong bistancei. giin Francisco, Calif.,.July 30, 1925 (By Associated Press.) Dr. Edwin B. Scoti;ielf-styled-iriventor of whatThe terms a "death stroke". in _the form 'of ``canned lightning," which he claims will reVolutiOnize existing war-tactics, said W.edneaciay that he would formally request the navy department's assistance in testing his invention off thelCitlifOrtia.Coast some tine in September. Dr. Scott said he wished to Convince govezinment officialS. of the', truth of his 'contentions regarding 'the efficacy of his invention as a death-dealing agency.. He plans Id Make the test with the ald,of:an 'old bittleiship or a piletleis airplane or both. .These he said. he would ask the government to furnish him... . Here are 'a. few of the possibilities attributed to . his invention by Dr. Scott: Destruction of all.life, On land, sea or in the air, within a' radius of twenty. Miles; disabling -Of. all radio apparatus . within a' similar- radius: destruction. of the superstructures- of battleships at a di stance . of tea Mlles or more; the bringing 'own of airplanes from -any height posslble for a plane to achieve; destruction ,or disabling ' of .1110 iciitifications at long distances. "In tests already conducted," said Dr. Scott, "holes were burned in two-inch steel plates lata distance of one Mile; dead trees have been fired at the same slistance and animal life has been 'snuffed out at distances ranging from three to seven miles: Duniiny planes also have been destroyed iff, air tests." While maintaining strict secrecy regarding structural details of his machine, Dr. Scott said all necessary parts, are here ready for assembling' and that the more important parts were carefully guarded a safety deposit vault. Dr. Scott is a native, of Detroit, Mich, but now claims California as his home. For nine years,' he said, he was a student 'and protege of the late Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, electrical wizard of Schenectady, N. Y. He credits Dr. Steinmetz with giving . him the- foundation principles for 'his "death stroke." Dr. Scott 'also claims to be the in-venter of a synthetic gasoline.' He predicts the world's crude Oil supply will be exhausted by 1935 and declares that this -view is shared. by J. F. Norris, president of the American" Cheinf-s cal society, The Navy department, however, keeping in -tomb -with. Dr. Scott's re search ,work, but so far no word has reached here as to whether' any suc-cess has attended tile experiments. statetnent by the department Which gave a summary of the views, of Dr. Scott; previously made public. indicated that the experimenting in-volved 'the' use of ultra-violet rays. Dr. Scott was quoted as saying that "the death ray or beaprsis a mis-tiomer—it is what Dr. Steinmetz de-clared about the lightning- stroke—there is no ray or team about it." ."This stroke,": it lidded; "can be projected and directed' with five times the power of anything science has been able as yet t4 generate. It- will set fire to dead trees, burn holes thru two inches of steel a mile,distant, and there is no doubt at all but ,that this stroke could be sent in any desired direction for twenty miles."

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