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In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for a secret communication system, which would much later become the basis for wireless technology. ... Read more

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Comic books for young scientist
Very smart format.
My 8 yeats old son loved it. His fisrt introduction to Marvel type comic book, but very clever and informative. Great inspiration for girls too. ... Read more

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Films of Hedy Lamarr
For all the fans of Hedy Lamarr, this is the ultimate book.All her films are reviewed, and her remarkable life is detailed by Christopher Young, who obviously keeps her on a pedestal throughout.The book contains hundreds of photographs of Hedy, which proves again that indeed, she was "the fairest of them all."It is deeply regretted that this book has been out of print for years. . .would that the publishers would reintroduce it to her many admirers, old as well as new.It is now all the more valuable since her death on January l9, 2000. ... Read more

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Hedy Lamarr was a famous Hollywood star and the first woman to appear naked on film. George Antheil was a piano player and composer. So just how did these two come to invent the latest technology used by the mobile phone? She was labelled 'the most beautiful girl in the world' and he 'the bad boy of music' yet way back in 1942 they took out a patent covering the vital radio technique that we now call spread spectrum.

This absorbing book traces the eventful and sometimes scandalous lives of Hedy and George. It tells the fascinating story of radio and the ongoing battle to make it secure and of similar quality to wired communication. Spread spectrum emerges from that battle to become the solution of choice for anything from mobile phones to wireless computer networks.

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Entertaining Biography of the mobile phone and Hedy Lamar
If you're looking for a biography of Hedy Lamarr, there may be better but this is good.If you're looking for a biography of George Antheil, there may be better but this is good.If you're looking for the history of radio with an emphasis on spread spectrum, this is very good.And if you're looking for a book that weaves all three together you've come to exactly the right place.

This book is well written, with only the occasional editorial nit to pick.The style is casual and entertaining.The technology discussions are satisfying without being intimidating.Even the technologically unsophisticated will be able to understand the descriptions in this book.A great book about fascinating people and a fascinating technology. ... Read more

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Poorly written
This book is very poorly written beginning with an incorrect date of birth, the lady goes on and on and never talks about her scientific accomplishmentsbut harps on her sexual conquests which appears to me more timid than some stories that we know of from our personal experiences. May be it was torrid when it first appeared but now it seems pretty tame. ... Read more

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The Blue Jellybean, Hedy Lamarr, And We Don't Eat Negroes: A Memoir. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from CineAction, published by CineAction on March 22, 2001. The length of the article is 7447 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: HIGH CLASS WHORE.(actress Hedy Lamarr)
Author: Jan Christopher Horak
Publication: CineAction (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2001
Publisher: CineAction
Page: 31

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For one breath-taking decade, Hedy Lamarr regined supreme. Acclaimed "the most beautiful woman of the century, she was transformed by Louis B. Mayer into the last great super-star of the pre-war Hollywood empire. Ectasy and me is not a Hollywood fan book, not as social documentary, not a psychiatric case history...It is the flesh-and-blood autobiography of an amazing woman who has known the heights and depths of life...and whose own words will not take you along to those heights and depths with her. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1489 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hedy Lamarr inventó un sistema antitorpedos: el caso de esta estrella de cine, cuyo talento quedó borrado por su belleza, es uno más de los ejemplos de mujeres de ciencia que han sido ignoradas por la historia. Una exposición les rinde ahora homenaje.(Biografía)
Author: María Corisco
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 1059Page: 82(4)

Article Type: Biografía

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