Harry Grindell Matthews

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-03-17
gptkbp:birthPlace Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Torquay_Cemetery,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:controversy death ray claims not substantiated
gptkbp:deathDate 1941-09-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Torquay,_Devon,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harry Grindell Matthews
gptkbp:knownFor wireless telephony
death ray invention claims
talking picture technology
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely covered in British press in 1920s
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork remote control devices
claimed death ray
early sound-on-film system
radio communication inventions
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:spouse Gwyndoline Grindell Matthews
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morriston_Cemetery,_Swansea,_Wales
gptkb:Oystermouth_Cemetery
gptkb:Madame_Walska
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8