Hedy's folly, [the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world], Richard Rhodes
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Hedy's folly, [the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world], Richard Rhodes
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Hedy's folly
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Richard Rhodes
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[the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world]
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What do Hedy Lamarr, avant-garde composer George Antheil, and your cell phone have in common? The answer is spread-spectrum radio: a revolutionary inven­tion based on the rapid switching of communications sig­nals among a spread of different frequencies. Without this technology, we would not have the digital comforts that we take for granted today. Only a writer of Richard Rhodes's caliber could do justice to this remarkable story..
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