Hedy Lamarr's double life /
Wallmark, Laurie,
Hedy Lamarr's double life / Hedy Lamarr's double life: Hollywood legend and brilliant inventor written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu. - 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9781454926917 1454926910
2020304450
GBB937045 bnb
019268518 Uk
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 --Juvenile literature.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
1939-1945
Actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Spread spectrum communications--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature.
Telecommunication--Biography.
Inventors.
Actors and actresses.
Women--Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Performing Arts.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Science & Technology.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Girls & Women.
Actresses.
Inventors.
Military participation--Female.
Spread spectrum communications.
Actors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Telecommunication--Juvenile literature.
Women inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.
Actors.
Telecommunication.
Women inventors.
Inventors.
World War, 1939-1945.
United States.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
791.43028092 621.382/092 B
Hedy Lamarr's double life / Hedy Lamarr's double life: Hollywood legend and brilliant inventor written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu. - 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9781454926917 1454926910
2020304450
GBB937045 bnb
019268518 Uk
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 --Juvenile literature.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
1939-1945
Actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Spread spectrum communications--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature.
Telecommunication--Biography.
Inventors.
Actors and actresses.
Women--Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Performing Arts.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Science & Technology.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Girls & Women.
Actresses.
Inventors.
Military participation--Female.
Spread spectrum communications.
Actors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Telecommunication--Juvenile literature.
Women inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.
Actors.
Telecommunication.
Women inventors.
Inventors.
World War, 1939-1945.
United States.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
791.43028092 621.382/092 B