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Maybe Vladimir Gavreau? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Gavreau

EDIT: who may or may not be the same as this "Professor Gavraud": https://www.dickbowdler.co.uk/content/publications/A_Short_H...

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Those are incredibly interesting reads, thank you!

Yeah, this is good stuff. The device could kill a person at 5 miles away, but was just as dangerous to its operators as to its enemy. It could deliver tens of thousands of watts. Wow.

Perfect doomsday MAD device for something important but automated

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