Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world / Richard Rhodes.
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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- ISBN: 9780385534383 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0385534388 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780385534390 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0385534396 (ebook)
- Physical Description: ix, 261 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, c2011.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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! |
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Homer Public Library | B LAMARR (Text) | 000097757 | Biography | Available | - |