Antonio Longoria

Antonio Longoria (August 14, 1890 - December 31, 1970) was a scientist who claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1930s.

He was born in Madrid, Spain on August 14, 1890. He received his degree in engineering and a Ph.D. in medicine. In 1911 he emigrated to the United States. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he married and had three children. He became the president of the Sterling Electrical Company. He became a naturalized US citizen on December 29, 1919. He claimed in 1936 that patents for his process for welding ferrous and nonferrous metals by his "invisible ray" were sold for $6,000,000. He died on, New Year's Eve, December 31, 1970 in Winter Park, Florida.

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