Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world
Rhodes, Richard, 1937-2012
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What other book brings together 1920s Paris, player pianos, Nazi weaponry, and digital wireless into one satisfying whole? In its juxtaposition of Hollywood glamour with the reality of a brutal war, 'Hedy's Folly' is a riveting book about unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.
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New York : Vintage ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2012.
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288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Originally published: New York: London: Doubleday, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780307742957 (pbk)
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English
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921348
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