Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
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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... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0385534388
ISBN13:9780385534383
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:Doubleday Books
Length:261 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Fabulous book
Published by Lifelong Reader , 2 years ago
I'm glad I read this book about Hedy LaMarr. Her biography is very interesting. Highly recommend.
everything i wanted to know!
Published by darryl , 5 years ago
extraordinary woman, great story, she did alot more than act!
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Mentions in Our Blog
The Life of Hedy Lamarr
Published by Beth Clark • March 06, 2019
Hedy Lamarr wasn't just an actress who made history, she was a brilliant woman who shaped the future with her inventions. US Patent 2,292,387 in particular…the technology that made cell phones, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and more possible. Read on for more about the exceptional woman you'll want to thank the next time you get a text. (Unless it's from someone lame, but that's on them, not Hedy.)
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