Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xx, 537 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations and photographs (some color) ; 24 cm |
Note(S) |
"How the largest man-made constellation in the heavens was built by dreamers in the Arizona Desert, targeted for destruction by panicked executives, and saved by a single Palm Beach retiree who battled Motorola, cajoled the Pentagon, wrestled with thirty banks, survived an attack by Congress, infiltrated the White House, found allies through the Black Entertainment Network, and wooed a mysterious Arab Prince to rescue the only phone that links every inch of the planet." -- continuation of title. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The conspirators -- Nerds, Nazis, and nukes -- The spooks -- The dreamers --Treasons, stratagems, and spoils -- Rocket man -- Fast Eddie -- Man overboard -- The wonks scramble -- The tower -- Et Tu? -- The fixer -- Chicken little -- Four dead birds in the situation room -- Moose hunters, Marines, and thugs. |
Summary |
Describes the complex and revolutionary satellite system built in the 1990s by Motorola, which was supposed to support a cutting-edge cell phone, but instead became a commercial disaster and resulted in one of the largest bankruptcies in American history. |
Subject |
Iridium Communications, Inc.
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Subject(S) |
Artificial satellites in telecommunication.
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ISBN |
9780802121684 |
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0802121683 |
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