Hedy Lamarr's double life, written by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Katy Wu
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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
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Hedy Lamarr's double life
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1045199885
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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
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- Biographies
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Spread spectrum communications -- Juvenile literature
- Telecommunication -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Creator1
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- Subject8
- Biographies
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Spread spectrum communications -- Juvenile literature
- Telecommunication -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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