Death Stroke, Time (periodico), 10 agosto 1925. URL consultato il 21 luglio 2007 (archiviato dall'url originale il 2 novembre 2007).
«Utmost secrecy always shrouds the structural details of new munitions of war. This one, announced last week by its inventor, Dr. Edwin R. Scott, is called the 'death stroke' or 'canned lightning.' The Navy Department, which has been in touch with Dr. Scott's researches, hinted that the ultraviolet ray was involved, but Dr. Scott stated specifically: 'There is no ray or beam about it.'»