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Satellite boy : the international manhunt for a master thief that launched the modern communication age
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- ISBN: 9781640094802
- ISBN: 1640094806
- ISBN: 9781640094819
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Edition: First Counterpoint edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2023.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Lemay, Georges 1925-2006 Bank robberies Québec (Province) History 20th century Artificial satellites Electronics in criminal investigation |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | 364.1552 L549a 2023 (Text) | 33126025422084 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | 364.1552 L549a 2023 (Text) | 33126025422118 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A largely forgotten, high-stakes story of the two equally driven menâGeorges Lemay, a criminal mastermind who hid in plain sight, and Harold Rosen, a brilliant engineer about to usher in the age of global live televisionâwho inadvertently launched the modern era. - Baker & Taylor
"Spanning the hemisphere from the underworld haunts of Montreal to Havana and Miami in the early days of the Cold War, Satellite Boy reveals the unlikely connection between an audacious bank heist and the other Space Race that gave birth to the modern communication age"-- - Random House, Inc.
Spanning the underworld haunts of Montreal to Havana and Miami in the early days of the Cold War, Satellite Boy reveals the unlikely connection between an audacious bank heist and the âother Space Raceâ that gave birth to the modern communication age
On April 6, 1965, Georges Lemay was relaxing on his yacht in a south Florida marina following one of the largest and most daring bank heists in Canadian history. For four years, the roguishly handsome criminal mastermind hid in plain sight, eluding capture and the combined efforts of the FBI, Interpol, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. His future appeared secure.
What Lemay didnât know was that less than two hundred miles away at Cape Canaveral, a brilliant engineer named Harold Rosen was about to usher in the age of global live television with the launch of the worldâs first twenty-four-hour commercial communications satellite. Rosenâs extraordinary accomplishment would not only derail Lemayâs cushy life but change the world forever.
Brimming with criminal panache and technological intrigue, and set against a turbulent and iconic period that includes the moon landing and the civil rights movement, Satellite Boy tells the largely forgotten, high-stakes story of the two equally driven men who inadvertently launched the modern era.