George Antheil

American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor (born July 8, 1900, Trenton, New Jersey, USA; died February 12, 1959, New York City., USA). In 1923 Antheil moved to Paris, where he had the support of many influential friends, among them his idol Igor Stravinsky, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway and Man Ray. His inventions included a patented torpedo guidance system and a broad-spectrum signal transmission…