Hedy's Folly
€ 21,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780307742957 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Richard Rhodes |
| Editora | Random House USA Inc |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 288 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,244 |
| Data de Publicação | 07/08/2012 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 20,66 |
| Imposto | € 1,24 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 21,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 3 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
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.
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 Rhodes weaves together 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. Narrated with the rigor and charisma we''ve come to expect of Rhodes, it is a remarkable narrative adventure about spread-spectrum radio''s genesis and unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.