Hedy's Folly The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr

Hedy's Folly The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr

From Richard Rhodes, the bestselling author of Making of the Atomic Bomb and Arsenals of Folly, comes this fascinating true story of how a film star and a composer invented the technology that makes wireless networking and GPS devices possible.  Legendary star of the silver screen Hedy Lamarr and avant-garde composer George Antheil jointly developed the spread-spectrum radio:  a revolutionary invention based on the rapid switching of communications signals among a range of different frequencies.  Without it, we would not have the digital comforts that we take for granted today. Learn what led to this unlikely pair's stunning discovery.  Hardcover; 261 pgs.

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