| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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! |
| Subject |
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
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Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000. |
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Actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Actresses. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses. |
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Spread spectrum communications.
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Spread spectrum communications. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780385534383 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0385534388 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780385534390 e-book |
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0385534396 e-book |
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