The Resource Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world, Richard Rhodes
Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world, Richard Rhodes
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 261 p., [8] p. of plates
- Contents
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- 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!
- Isbn
- 9780385534383
- Label
- Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world
- Title
- Hedy's folly
- Title remainder
- the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Rhodes
- Title variation
- Hedys folly
- Title variation remainder
- the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world
- Subject
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- trueArts and Entertainment -- Movies and Television
- trueBiographies
- trueFilm actors and actresses
- trueInventions
- trueLamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000
- Lamarr, Hedy, 1914-2000
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
- trueSpread spectrum communications
- trueInventors
- trueActors and actresses
- Actresses -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10015980
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1937-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rhodes, Richard
- Dewey number
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- 791.43028092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lamarr, Hedy
- Actresses
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world
- Label
- Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world, Richard Rhodes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- 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!
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 261 p., [8] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780385534383
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 13456301
- 13456301
- Label
- Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world, Richard Rhodes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- 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!
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 261 p., [8] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780385534383
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 13456301
- 13456301
Subject
- trueArts and Entertainment -- Movies and Television
- trueBiographies
- trueFilm actors and actresses
- trueInventions
- trueLamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000
- Lamarr, Hedy, 1914-2000
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
- trueSpread spectrum communications
- trueInventors
- trueActors and actresses
- Actresses -- United States -- Biography
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