heat-ray
Scorching energy weapon
A heat-ray is a beam of intense thermal energy used as a weapon, capable of burning or incinerating targets at a distance.
The concept is primarily from science fiction, notably H.G.
Wells's *The War of the Worlds*, where Martian invaders wielded devastating heat-rays against humanity.
The term occasionally appears in discussions of directed-energy weapons: The military tested what amounted to a real heat-ray for crowd control.
Concentrated light device
- beamStructural support member
- raygunFictional energy weapon
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- disintegratorDevice that breaks matter apart
emitter · plasma · cannon · projector · discharge · phaser · zapper · vaporizer
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- beamStructural support member
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
directed · concentrated · microwave · electromagnetic · wavelength · intensity · absorption · emission
Fictional extraterrestrial invasion narrative
- H.G. WellsTime Machine author
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- alienNon-native being
- invasionForcible entry into territory
extraterrestrial · spacecraft · mothership · pulp · retro-futurism · sci-fi · Dalek · disintegration
laser
Concentrated light device
disintegrator · emitter · plasma · cannon · projector · discharge · phaser · zapper · vaporizer · pulsar
infrared
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- beamStructural support member
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
focused · directed · concentrated · microwave · electromagnetic · wavelength · intensity · absorption · emission · searing
War of the Worlds
Fictional extraterrestrial invasion narrative
- H.G. WellsTime Machine author
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- alienNon-native being
invasion · extraterrestrial · spacecraft · mothership · pulp · retro-futurism · sci-fi · Dalek · disintegration · vaporize