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Hedy's Folly : The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Richard Rhodes (2012, Trade Paperback)

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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 made wireless phones, GPS systems, and many other devices possible. Beginning at a Hollywood dinner table, Hedy's Folly tells a wild story of innovation that culminates in U.S. patent number 2,292,387 for a secret communication system. Along the way Rhodes weaves together Hollywood's golden era, the history of Vienna, 1920s Paris, weapons design, music, a tutorial on patent law and a brief treatise on transmission technology. Narrated with the rigor and charisma we've come to expect of Rhodes, it is a remarkable narrative adventure about spread-spectrum radio's genesis and unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307742954
ISBN-13
9780307742957
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113092635

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hedy's Folly : The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Author
Richard Rhodes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.L24r54 2012
Reviews
Praise for Richard Rhodes's Hedy's Folly: "Fascinating. . . . mixes thorough techno research with Hollywood glam. . . . Rhodes drops quite a bombshell."--USA Today "A smart, strange and fascinating book."--Washington Post "It's to Mr. Rhodes's credit that he gently makes this implausible story plausible."--New York Times "Unveils the inquisitive brain behind the beauty.... [It] reads at turns like a romance novel, patent law primer, noir narrative and exercise in forensic psychology." -Los Angeles Times "Rhodes's talent is making the scientifically complex accessible to the proverbial lay reader with clarity and without dumbing down the essentials of his topics."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] charming and remarkably seamless book."-Salon "Fascinating . . . shows Hedy Lamarr to have been a secret weapon in more ways than one."-Newsweek "Richard Rhodes is the perfect historian to describe the abilities of Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil as scientists and inventors."--Larry McMurtry, Harper's Magazine "Richard Rhodes's book should be celebrated: he shows that even in the "information" age, there is a way to write about an American movie star that gives readers something new."--The New Republic "Hedy Lamarr, glamorous Hollywood star. Hedy Lamarr, glamorous genius inventor. That's the gist of Richard Rhodes' Hedy's Folly . . . although, of course, it's far more complicated than that. And far more fascinating."-Philadelphia Inquirer "Hedy's Folly is a reminder that neither time nor gravity can diminish the allure of a beautiful mind."--Bloomberg Business Week "Rhodes, who has written about everything from atomic power to sex to John James Audubon, is apparently incapable of writing a bad book and most of what he does is absolutely superior."--The Daily Beast "A riveting narrative, propelled by the ambition and idiosyncrasies of the inventors at its core."--Science News "[A]n unusual and worthwhile read."-Washington Times "[C]aptivating."-Boston Globe "A focused glimpse into one actress' remarkable life, and the rare mix of war, patriotism and intellect that fomented her unlikely invention."-Dallas Morning News "Rhodes...manages to capture the sheer improbability of these unlikely Edisons."-Entertainment Weekly "Rhodes puts Lamarr's inventive spirit into coherent context.... [His] book gives us the whole Hedy - a closet geek in peacock feathers - and makes that mix believable."- Nature "Riveting. . . . There's enough technical and military history here to keep Rhodes's hard-core fan base satisfied. But the cultural history is just as interesting, and Rhodes tells both stories with a sure and supple hand."-The New York Observer , Praise for Richard Rhodes's Hedy's Folly: "Fascinating. . . . mixes thorough techno research with Hollywood glam. . . . Rhodes drops quite a bombshell."--USA Today "A smart, strange and fascinating book."--Washington Post "It's to Mr. Rhodes's credit that he gently makes this implausible story plausible."--New York Times "Unveils the inquisitive brain behind the beauty.... [It] reads at turns like a romance novel, patent law primer, noir narrative and exercise in forensic psychology." --Los Angeles Times "Rhodes's talent is making the scientifically complex accessible to the proverbial lay reader with clarity and without dumbing down the essentials of his topics."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] charming and remarkably seamless book."--Salon "Fascinating . . . shows Hedy Lamarr to have been a secret weapon in more ways than one."--Newsweek "Richard Rhodes is the perfect historian to describe the abilities of Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil as scientists and inventors."--Larry McMurtry, Harper's Magazine "Richard Rhodes's book should be celebrated: he shows that even in the "information" age, there is a way to write about an American movie star that gives readers something new."--The New Republic "Hedy Lamarr, glamorous Hollywood star. Hedy Lamarr, glamorous genius inventor. That's the gist of Richard Rhodes' Hedy's Folly . . . although, of course, it's far more complicated than that. And far more fascinating."--Philadelphia Inquirer "Hedy's Folly is a reminder that neither time nor gravity can diminish the allure of a beautiful mind."--Bloomberg Business Week "Rhodes, who has written about everything from atomic power to sex to John James Audubon, is apparently incapable of writing a bad book and most of what he does is absolutely superior."--The Daily Beast "A riveting narrative, propelled by the ambition and idiosyncrasies of the inventors at its core."--Science News "[A]n unusual and worthwhile read."--Washington Times "[C]aptivating."--Boston Globe "A focused glimpse into one actress' remarkable life, and the rare mix of war, patriotism and intellect that fomented her unlikely invention."--Dallas Morning News "Rhodes...manages to capture the sheer improbability of these unlikely Edisons."--Entertainment Weekly "Rhodes puts Lamarr's inventive spirit into coherent context.... [His] book gives us the whole Hedy -- a closet geek in peacock feathers -- and makes that mix believable."-- Nature "Riveting. . . . There's enough technical and military history here to keep Rhodes's hard-core fan base satisfied. But the cultural history is just as interesting, and Rhodes tells both stories with a sure and supple hand."--The New York Observer
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Decimal
791.430/28092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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Hedy Lamarr missed her calling: she should've gone to MIT and gotten a BS in Mechanical Engineering, followed by an MS in electrical Engineering. Too bad she was spotted by Lewis B. Mayer in London... the rest is history.
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