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	Spread Spectrum: Hedy Lamarr and the mobile phone by Rob Walters
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 004 EAN 9781419621291 ISBN 1419621297 Manufacturer BookSurge Publishing Number Of Pages 290 Publication Date January 19, 2006 Publisher BookSurge Publishing Release Date January 19, 2006 Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description 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. 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. Though now concentrating on a non-technical writing career Rob Walters is a successful author of approachable technical books. He wrote five during the 1990s, published by Artech House, Wiley and Blackwell. His interest in Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil arose whilst researching the area of spread spectrum, a period during which he spent much of his time teaching people of all backgrounds about mobile communications. He is an accomplished communicator via the written word (magazine articles, books, newsletters, etc), and the spoken word at conferences and in the classroom. Rob is a patent holder. He therefore has a good understanding of the world of invention in addition to expertise in the technology which Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil unearthed. He has been writing seriously for well over a 15 years, his current projects include a novel, a travel book and a book on the two Richard Burtons. He also enjoys guiding people around the beautiful city of Oxford where he now resides. More details on current and past activities are available at Rob's website: www.satin.co.uk. Customers who bought this item also bought Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System (Inventions and Discovery series) Hedy Lamarr: Dishonored Lady/Strange Woman What Almost Happened to Hedy Lamarr Algiers Bad Boy of Music Customer Reviews for: Spread Spectrum: Hedy Lamarr and the mobile phone Rating - Continues to Amaze! Hedy Lamarr continues to amaze with her beauty, acting abililty, and perhaps her most importnt contribution as an inventor. Rating - More than For Mobile Phones Since I am the person who got Hedy Lamarr world fame in 1995 after I nominated her for the Electronic Pioneer Award for her inventing by patent in 1941 what is now evolved into what is known as 'Wi-Fi'broadband as well as security for Mobile Phones I think I am in a position to review it. (he does give me credit) It is an excellent 275 page technical and human story of all the steps and people who were involved with getting that seminal ... Read More Rating - 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 ... Read More See all books by author Rob Walters

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