Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the...
Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the...
Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world / Richard Rhodes.
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2011.
Call Numbers
N791.43028/440
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 261 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Hedy Lamarr, inventor -- A charming Austrian girl -- Bad boy of music -- Mechanisms -- Between times -- Leaving Fritz -- Cinemogling -- Frequency hopping -- Flashes of genius -- Red-hot apparatus -- O pioneers!
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2011.
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Summary
Describes the lesser-known technological talents of actress Hedy Lamarr and the collaborative work with avant-garde composer George Antheil that eventually led to the development of spread-spectrum radio, cell phones, and GPS systems.
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Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world / Richard Rhodes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2011.
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N791.43028/440
Record Identifier
74Vv3eKpkMgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv3eKpkMgM
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ISBN
0385534396 (ebk.)
9780385534383 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0385534388 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780385534390 (ebk.)
DDC
791.43028092 B
MMS ID
991009885699702626
