Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
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, readers pass through 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.
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. It's a remarkable narrative adventure about unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.
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Hedwig (Hedy) Kiesler may be one of the greatest unsung heroes of twentieth century technological progress. An opportunistic Austrian immigrant driven by curiosity and a desire to make it as a Hollywood actress in the early years of World War II, Hedy worked with avant-garde composer George Antheil to create the technology that we depend upon today for cell phones and GPS: frequency hopping. Though Richard Rhodes presents details about everyone involved in the separate experiences that the two inventors drew upon to make their breakthrough, the invention itself takes center stage, driving the remarkable story with precision. Rhodes skillfully weaves together all the disparate parts of the story, from how Hedy learned about Nazi torpedoes to why George's knowledge of player pianos was key to the invention, in order to create a highly readable genesis of the technology that influences billions of lives every day. — Malissa KentProduct Details
| Recommended Age | Adults |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Rhodes |
| ISBN | 0307742954 |
| Publication Date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Language | English |
