The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Solar Powered Death Ray

When I was in high school, our physics teacher had a giant, rectangular, plastic magnifying lens; about 2x3 feet in size.  He would take us outside, and demonstrate the effect of concentrating the suns rays by using the lens to melt pennies on the parking lot.  It looks like a scientist in the 1940's was ahead of the game with this sunlight focusing ray for military use.  Modern Mechanix posted this item from the June 1941 issue of Mechanix Illustrated.
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