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Antonio Longoria

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

Biography

He was born in Madrid on August 14, 1890.[1] 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.[2] He became a naturalized US citizen on December 29, 1919.[3] He died in December of 1970 in Winter Park, Florida.[4]

References

  1. ^ World War I draft registration
  2. ^ "Welder at Work". Time magazine. August 10, 1936. Retrieved 2009-11-12. Born in Madrid 46 years ago, Antonio Longoria attended Spanish schools, got a degree in engineering and a doctorate in medicine. In 1911 he arrived in the U. S., fonder of tinkering with machines than with people. Settling in Cleveland, he married, fathered three children, became president of Sterling Electrical Co. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995
  4. ^ Social Security Death Index