Bibliograph

Hedy Lamarr's double life, written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu

Type

Label

Hedy Lamarr's double life, written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hedy Lamarr's double life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1045199885

Responsibility statement

written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu

Summary

Hedy Lamarr became a movie legend, but her true loves were always science and engineering. During World War II, Hedy collaborated with another inventor on an innovative technology called frequency hopping. It was designed to prevent the enemy from jamming torpedo radio signals and commanding weapons to go off course. Frequency hopping is still used today to keep our cell phone messages private and defend our computers from hackers. In this biography, meet the real Hedy Lamarr : not only a beloved film star, but a visionary scientist who helped create the world we live in today

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Hedy Lamarr's double life, Hollywood legend and brilliant inventor

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