The Only Woman in the Room (Hardcover)

from kimkimkim

May 17, 1933, Vienna, Austria, Hedwig Kiesler had just given an extraordinary performance which was appreciated by all but especially by Austria's richest man, the Industrialist, Friedrich Mandl. Austria is in a very precarious position and the fear of invasion by Hitler is very real. Hedy and he...

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I liked this book because it was an intro into Hedy Lamarr's fascinating life, but it fell short of satisfying me as a reader. (I didn't feel a true empathy for Hedy, because she doesn't seem totally fleshed out). I am not a fan of Benedict's works although I do love her choice of women to write ...

from lilibrarian

A fictionalized biography of actress Hedy Lamarr. Jewish, she escaped from Austria and made a career as an actress in the United States. Her first husband sold munitions to the Reich, and based on her knowledge of his business and weaponry, she developed a technology used now in cell phones.

from sanyamakadi

This fictionalized account of the life of Hedy Lamarr was written in the first person, which is NOT my thing, so I found that a bit hard to get past. Nevertheless the story was engaging, and I learned a lot about her early life. And the way she came to invent the randomizing frequencies for torpe...

from hemlokgang

Color me impressed! I had absolutely no idea about Hedy Lamar's incredible life. I knew she was an iconic beauty in Hollywood, but had no idea whatsoever about her first marriage to an Austrian arms dealer, her escape to the USA, and her invention of significant torpedo technology during WWII. I ...