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1945 "Sun Gun" ?... Nazi Germany scientists...
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1945 "Sun Gun" ?... Nazi Germany scientists...

Item # 714664 ·
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1945

* Sun Gun - heliobeam - death ray - orbital weapon
* Realization of Nazis' scientists looking into it
* Continued World War II events vs. Japan


Beginning on the front page is a bizarre report with a two column heading: "Nazis' Scientists Planned Sun 'Gun' 5,100 Miles Up" and continuing on page 5. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

wikipedia notes: During the later months of World War II, a group of German scientists at the German Army Artillery proving grounds at Hillersleben began to expand on Hermann Oberth's idea of creating a superweapon that could utilize the sun's energy. This so-called "sun gun" (Sonnengewehr) would be part of a space station 8,200 kilometres (5,100 mi) above Earth. The scientists calculated that a huge reflector, made of metallic sodium and with an area of 9 square kilometres (900 ha; 3.5 sq mi), could produce enough focused heat to make an ocean boil or burn a city.
Category: World War II
Price
$48
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.