Science fiction during the 1920s described death rays. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds (1898). Ī very early example of a raygun is the Heat-Ray featured in H. Real-life analogues are particle-beam weapons or electrolasers, electroshock weapons which send current along an electrically conductive laser-induced plasma channel. In most stories, when activated, a raygun emits a ray, typically visible, usually lethal if it hits a human target, often destructive if it hits mechanical objects, with properties and other effects unspecified or varying. They are a well-known feature of science fiction for such stories, they typically have the general function of guns.
They have various alternate names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, laser pistol, phaser, zap gun, etc. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī raygun is a type of fictional device that fires a beam of (usually) destructive energy used in science fiction a form of directed-energy weapon.
(January 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality, and to make it neutral in tone. This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view.
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