John Murray Spear
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Clergyman John Murray Spear attempted to build a mechanical New Messiah in 1854 which ran on electricity. Many have referred to this device as "the God Machine".
[edit] References
- "The God Machine," by Robert Damon Schneck, Fortean Times #158, 2002
- The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear: Agitator for the Spirit Land, by John Benedict Buescher, University of Notre Dame Press, 2006, ISBN 0268022003