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George Fabyan: The Tycoon Who Broke Ciphers, Ended Wars, Manipulated Sound, Built a Levitation Machine, and Organized the Modern Research Center
George Fabyan The Tycoon Who Broke Ciphers Ended Wars Manipulated Sound Built a Levitation Machine and Organized the Modern Research Center
Author: Richard Munson
The rich are different, but George Fabyan was unique among millionaires. This Gilded Age tycoon sponsored and inspired a "community of thinkers" who changed how we wage wars and keep secrets, how we transmit sound and design buildings, and how we stimulate scientific advances. Fabyan created perhaps the first independent research center, laid...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781490345628
ISBN-10: 1490345620
Publication Date: 9/10/2013
Pages: 190
Edition: 1
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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Type: Paperback
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