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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

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.

Hedy's Folly

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Kentucky

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.

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Richard Rhodes

Hedy's Folly

Richard Rhodes

Hedy's Folly

Richard Rhodes

Hedy's Folly

Richard Rhodes

Hedy's Folly