Inventor's Cheque

Photograph of a cheque for £25, 000 made payable to Mr Harry Grindell Matthews (1880-1941). Matthews 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

25000 Cheque Claim Controlled Grindell Invented Matthews Outbreak Payable Remotely Unmanned Zeppelins

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