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Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Richard Rhodes (Paperback, 2012)
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a remarkable story of science history: how a ravishing film star and an avant-garde composer invented spread-spectrum radio, the technology that made wireless phones, GPS systems, and many other devices possible. Beginning at a Hollywood dinner table, Hedy's Folly tells a wild story of innovation that culminates in U.S. patent number 2,292,387 for a secret communication system. Along the way Rhodes weaves together Hollywood's golden era, the history of Vienna, 1920s Paris, weapons design, music, a tutorial on patent law and a brief treatise on transmission technology. Narrated with the rigor and charisma we've come to expect of Rhodes, it is a remarkable narrative adventure about spread-spectrum radio's genesis and unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House USA INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780307742957
eBay Product ID (ePID)114853145
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Book TitleHedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
AuthorRichard Rhodes
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTelevision
Publication Year2012
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height203mm
Item Width132mm
Item Weight266g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRichard Rhodes
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 07 Dec, 2017
Low quality product
A new book with interesting content but this is a cheap, low quality product I would not have bought off the shelf. The book cover is flimsy card and looks like it won't last long!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Nov, 2023
Absolute truth book.
Absolutely the truth of how clever she was. With america.s fanatic politics. They seized all her inventions paperwork etc., They are thieves. She invented blue tooth. WI fi. Remote control bombs and remote control torpedo's. Wonder woman. She was Austro Hungarian. A Genius. I seriously recommend this true story book. Gary Rich. Happy Customer.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Nov, 2023
Positive vive
Good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
