Format:
IX, 261 S., [4] Bl.
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Ill.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
9780307742957
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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!
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biografie
Author information:
Rhodes, Richard 1937-
Author information:
Lamarr, Hedy 1914-2000
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