Of course Scaramanga was smart enough to house his death ray here instead of in a little wood shed where it would self-destruct.
The parabolic mirror technology is at least 1000 years old.
“The parabolic mirror technology is at least 1000 years old.”
Burning mirrors date back to the ancient Greeks, and maybe earlier.
Of course Scaramanga was smart enough to house his death ray here instead of in a little wood shed where it would self-destruct.
Archimedes goes further back than that! He used the technology to sink enemy ships.