Satellite boy: the international manhunt for a master thief that launched the modern communication age

"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"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amelinckx, Andrew (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley Counterpoint 2023
In:Year: 2023
Edition:First Counterpoint edition
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 3076
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Keywords:
Lemay, Georges > 1925-2006
Bank robberies > Québec (Province) > History > 20th century
Artificial satellites
Electronics in criminal investigation
Kanada > USA > Satellitensystem > Fernsehen > Bankraub
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Summary:"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"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:xviii, 311 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:9781640094802