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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385534383
- ISBN: 0385534388
- Physical Description: ix, 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| 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! |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000. Actresses > United States > Biography. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography. Spread spectrum communications. Telecommunication. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | B LAMARR (Text) | 39493107118061 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | B LAMARR (Text) | 50503300267293 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | B Lamarr (Text) | 31111002517850 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Canton Library | B Lamarr (Text) | 33115007002907 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B LAMARR (Text) | 22281500055861 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Lamarr, Hedy (Text) | 0112518568319 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | LAMARR (Text) | 33258006832617 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | B/LAMARR (Text) | 33262003118400 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | B LAMARR Hedy Rh (Text) | 50669012300134 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | B LAMARR, HEDY (Text) | 0112519093051 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
