Hedy's Folly - The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World (Paperback)


What do Hedy Lamarr, avant-garde composer George Antheil, and a cell phone have in common? The answer is spread-spectrum radio: a revolutionary invention based on the switching of communications signals among different frequencies. Only a writer of Rhodes's caliber could do justice to this remarkable story.

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What do Hedy Lamarr, avant-garde composer George Antheil, and a cell phone have in common? The answer is spread-spectrum radio: a revolutionary invention based on the switching of communications signals among different frequencies. Only a writer of Rhodes's caliber could do justice to this remarkable story.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Vintage Books

Country of origin

United States

Release date

August 2012

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

August 2012

Authors

Dimensions

205 x 133 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

288

ISBN-13

978-0-307-74295-7

Barcode

9780307742957

Categories

LSN

0-307-74295-4



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