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Books like Hedy's folly
A fascinating blend of Hollywood glamour and hard science that reveals the brilliant mind behind a famous face. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Hedy's folly.
- glamorous
- intellectual
- inspiring
- bittersweet
- 01
Broad Band
Claire L. Evans
A vibrant, vindicating journey through the hidden history of the digital age, spotlighting the women who wove the web.
- 02
A mind at play
Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
A joyful, intellectually stimulating exploration of the eccentric genius who quietly laid the foundation for the entire digital age.
- 03
The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
A nostalgic and intellectually thrilling journey into the mid-century crucible where the modern world was quietly invented.
- 04
The Innovators
Walter Isaacson
A sweeping, deeply human exploration of the collaborative genius that wired our modern world.
- 05
Exploding the Phone
Phil Lapsley
A thrilling, nostalgic dive into the clandestine world of mid-century tech rebels who turned the global telephone network into their personal playground.
- 06
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
Paul Hoffman · 1998
A warm, energetic portrait of a brilliant, chaotic mind that makes the abstract world of mathematics feel deeply human.
- 07
The Information
James Gleick
A sweeping, cerebral journey that transforms how you perceive the invisible architecture of human thought and communication.
- 08
Life in code
Ellen Ullman
A deeply humanistic, late-night reflection on the invisible architecture of code and the people who build it.
- 09
No Ordinary Genius
Richard Phillips Feynman
An infectious, visually rich celebration of a mind that refused to take the universe—or itself—too seriously.
- 10
How not to network a nation
Benjamin Peters
A fascinating, ironic exploration of how bureaucratic infighting suffocated a technological utopia.
- 11
Genius
James Gleick · 1992
An exhilarating journey into the mind of a brilliant, bongo-playing iconoclast who saw the universe differently than anyone else.
- 12
Wireless communications
Theodore S. Rappaport · 1996
A rigorous, foundational deep-dive into the invisible architecture that connects the modern world.
