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Beautiful Invention
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Author : Margaret Porter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-16
Beautiful Invention written by Margaret Porter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-16 with Motion picture actors and actresses categories.
A biographical historical novel covering a period of tribulation and transformation for Hedwig Kiesler, "the most beautiful girl in the world," who achieves lasting fame as movie star Hedy Lamarr--and enduring influence as an inventor.
Hedy S Folly
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Author : Richard Rhodes
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-11-29
Hedy S Folly written by Richard Rhodes and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
Brilliant Beauty Inventions
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Author : Nadia Higgins
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Brilliant Beauty Inventions written by Nadia Higgins and has been published by Lerner Publications ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented "kissproof" lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you'll find out how we got the beauty inventions that help us look great.
A History Of Wonderful Inventions
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
A History Of Wonderful Inventions written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Children's literature categories.
The Invention Of The Beautiful Game
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Author : Gregg Bocketti
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2019-02-08
The Invention Of The Beautiful Game written by Gregg Bocketti and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-08 with History categories.
“Beautifully researched and engagingly told, this book captures the bitter conflicts and surprising continuities that marked the emergence of a national style in Brazil as it tells the story of the men and women who, despite their many differences, together created ‘the beautiful game.’”—Roger Kittleson, author of The Country of Football: Soccer and the Making of Modern Brazil “Compellingly shows how each segment of Brazilian society—players, club owners, and spectators, especially the usually neglected female fans—was touched by the sport that it eventually came to proudly embrace as its own.”—Amy Chazkel, coeditor of The Rio de Janeiro Reader: History, Culture, Politics “Highlights the narrative power of soccer, showing how Brazilians—from elite sportsmen and nationalist intellectuals to common men and women—infused the sport with both personal and national importance.”—Joshua Nadel, author of Fútbol!: Why Soccer Matters in Latin America Although the popular history of Brazilian football narrates a story of progress toward democracy and inclusion, it does not match the actual historical record. Instead, football can be understood as an invention of early twentieth century middle-class and wealthy Brazilians who called themselves “sportsmen” and nationalists, and used the sport as part of their larger campaigns to shape and reshape the nation. In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of football in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as “foot-ball” at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian “futebol,” o jogo bonito (the beautiful game). Bocketti examines the popular depictions of the sport as having evolved from a white elite pastime to an integral part of Brazil’s national identity known for its passion and creativity, and concludes that these mythologized narratives have obscured many of the complexities and the continuities of the history of football and of Brazil. Mining a rich trove of sources, including contemporary sports journalism, archives of Brazilian soccer clubs, and British ministry records, and looking in detail at soccer’s effect on all parts of Brazilian society, Bocketti shows how important the sport is to an understanding of Brazilian nationalism and nation building in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A History Of Wonderful Inventions
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Author : History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
A History Of Wonderful Inventions written by History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Children's literature categories.
Weird Beauty Inventions
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Author : Joan Stoltman
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2018-07-15
Weird Beauty Inventions written by Joan Stoltman and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The world needs inventors to come up with new creations, but some of their ideas are just plain bizarre. Readers of this captivating book will be thrilled to learn about some of the craziest beauty inventions that people have come up with. From strange inventions to help people style their hair to weird makeup inventions, imaginative readers will love learning the stories behind how people came up with these ideas and how the inventions worked, or didn't. This high-interest volume will engage readers, and perhaps leave some wanting to design an invention of their own.
A History Of Wonderful Inventions Illustrated With Engravings On Wood
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Author : History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
A History Of Wonderful Inventions Illustrated With Engravings On Wood written by History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with categories.
Wonderful Inventions
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Wonderful Inventions written by John Timbs and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... the steam-engine. jteam-power, it has been well observed, has opened on the world an era of progress, and is destined to continue a leading characteristic of it On this planet, man is the noblest work of God, and the evolution of steam-power is by far the noblest work of man. In its present and prospective efforts on the physical, intellectual, and moral advancement of our species, there is nothing that comes near it It is a generator and transmitter of force--a mover and even maker of machines, so that its powers are illimitable; and, as the Steam-engine is improved, so must its fruits increase both in quantity and quality. More power may be got from steam escaping from engines than it gives out within them. Yet this mighty power is invisible. Thus, the mechanical force of a jet of high-pressure steam has been shown by Professor Faraday causing it to sustain an egg, which was seen dancing about in the air without anything apparently to support it. Space and time are borne down before this power; both wind and tide may oppose it, but the vessel plunges onward; we seem to ride upon the " wings of the wind," and, however rapid may be the march of Time, we can almost tell to an instant when we shall overtake him. This giant power thrusts the iron arm into the bowels of the earth, and throws up its treasures by thousands of tons, emptying the dark mine of its wealth, then heaping on the surface, melting with its hot breath the weighty metal, rolling and beating it out into massive bars, or drawing it through its crushing fingers until it becomes almost as thin as a lady's girdle. As if struck by the wand of a magician, the iron ship springs out of the shapeless mass of ore, by the process of steam; is launched on the deep, as if in mockery...
Beautiful
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Author : Stephen Michael Shearer
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-09-28
Beautiful written by Stephen Michael Shearer and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Surprising Story of Hedy Lamarr, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" As a teenage actress in 1920s Austria, performing on the stage and in film in light comedies and musicals, Hedy Kiesler, with her exotic beauty, was heralded across Europe by her mentor, Max Reinhardt. However, it was her nude scene, and surprising dramatic ability, in Ecstasy that made her a star. Ecstasy's notoriety followed her for the rest of her life. She married one of Austria's most successful and wealthy munitions barons, giving up her career for what seemed at first a fairy-tale existence. Instead, as war clouds loomed in the mid-1930s, Hedy discovered that she was trapped in a loveless marriage to a controlling, ruthless man who befriended Mussolini, sold armaments to Hitler, yet hid his own Jewish heritage to become an "honorary Aryan." She fled her husband and escaped to Hollywood, where M-G-M changed her name to Hedy Lamarr and she became one of film's most glamorous stars. She worked with such renowned directors as King Vidor, Victor Fleming, and Cecil B. DeMille, and appeared opposite such respected actors as Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, John Garfield, and James Stewart. But as her career waned, her personal problems and legal wranglings cast lingering shadows over her former image. It wasn't until decades later that the world was stunned to learn of her unexpected role as the inventor of a technology that has become an essential part of everything from military weaponry to cell phones—proof that Hedy Lamarr was far more than merely Delilah to Victor Mature's Samson. She demonstrated a creativity and an intelligence she had always possessed. Stephen Michael Shearer's in-depth and meticulously researched biography, written with the cooperation of Hedy's children, intimate friends, and colleagues, separates the truths from the rumors, the facts from the fables, about Hedy Lamarr, to reveal the life and character of one of classic Hollywood's most beautiful and remarkable women.