A closer look
In the wild west of 1920s medicine, Georges Lakhovsky decided that every living cell was basically a tiny radio transmitter. His logical leap? If you're sick, your cells are just out of tune. He invented the Multi-Wave Oscillator, a terrifying array of concentric copper rings designed to blast patients with a broad spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies. While his massive multi-plate radiator looked like a prop from Frankenstein, it was medically useless pseudoscience that thrived on the placebo effect and sheer theatricality.
