Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299163867 (1299163866)
Publish date: January 1st 2011
Publisher: Vintage Books
Edition language: English
There is so much to love in this book! I've been wanting to read more about her ever since I first heard that it was Hedy Lamarr who had so much to do with today's technology and it did not disappoint. The story was sure to be interesting, having heard about Lamarr's participation in this invention ...
If this book had been titled anything but what it was, I wouldn't really have any complaints. As it is though, I feel the title is misleading. I'd say only about half the book is about Hedy Lamarr, the rest about George Antheil and their invention. I understand that the invention having two creat...
e driveRead by Bernadette DunneAustro-American actress and mathematician, celebrated for her great beauty, who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age."9 November 1913 – 19 January 2000
I was greatly disappointed by this book. It presents itself as the story of Hedy Lamarr as more than just beauty, but instead meanders all over history of those years in a poorly connected narrative. At least half of the book is devoted to George Antheil and his self-promotional life, including an...
Who wouldn't want to read about "the most beautiful woman in the world" (as several of Hedy Lamarr's promoters dubbed her, at various points in her life)? What geek wouldn't be further attracted by reading about her invention of spread-spectrum frequency-hopping technology, which today is essential ...
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