In Science Fiction
Although the concept of a death ray was never put into action, it fueled science fiction stories and led to the science fiction concept of the hand held raygun used by fictional heroes such as Flash Gordon. In Alfred Noyes' 1940 novel The Last Man (US title: No Other Man), a death ray developed by a German scientist named Mardok is unleashed in a global war and almost wipes out the human race.
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