Hieronymus Machine

A Hieronymus machine is any of the patented radionics devices (a form of alternative medicine that claims disease can be diagnosed and treated by applying electromagnetic radiation) invented by electrical engineer <a href="/c/books/credit/722060/t-galen-heironymus/">Thomas Galen Hieronymus</a>. Hieronymus received a U.S. Patent for his invention in 1949, which was described in the patent application title as a device for "detection of emanations from materials and measurement of the volumes thereof".