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Cheque for £25,000 made payable to Mr Harry Grindell Matthews, December 1915. Artist: H Bedford Lemere.
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Title:
Cheque for £25,000 made payable to Mr Harry Grindell Matthews, December 1915. Artist: H Bedford Lemere.
Caption:
Cheque for £25,000 made payable to Mr Harry Grindell Matthews, December 1915. Matthews (1880-1941) was an inventor, best known for his claim to have invented a death ray in the 1920s. This cheque was awarded by the British government, following the outbreak of the First World War, for his invention of a remotely controlled weapon against Zeppelins or unmanned vehicles.
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Album / Heritage Images / Historic England
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Image size:
3684 x 1796 px | 18.9 MB
Print size:
31.2 x 15.2 cm | 12.3 x 6.0 in (300 dpi)
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