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Hedy Lamarr's double life

Title
Hedy Lamarr's double life / written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu.
Author
Wallmark, Laurie
Publication
  • New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Book/TextUse in library JFF 20-854Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Additional Authors
Wu, Katy
Description
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
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.
Alternative Title
Hedy Lamarr's double life: Hollywood legend and brilliant inventor
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • Juvenile works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
JFF 20-854
ISBN
  • 9781454926917
  • 1454926910
OCLC
1045199885
Author
Wallmark, Laurie, author.
Title
Hedy Lamarr's double life / written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu.
Publisher
New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Chronological Term
1939-1945
Added Author
Wu, Katy, illustrator.
Research Call Number
JFF 20-854
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