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

Wallmark, Laurie, (author.). Wu, Katy, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781454926917
  • ISBN: 1454926910
  • Physical Description: 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
900L Lexile
Subject: Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 > Juvenile literature.
Actresses > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Spread spectrum communications > Juvenile literature.
Inventors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 10 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library JUV 92 LAMARR (Text) 50687011615864 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library EB LAM (Text) 33240004869908 Children Biography Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library J LAM (Text) 33249023813466 Children's Biography Available -
Coplay Public Library J B Lamarr WAL (Text) 31961000236204 Juvenile Biography Available -
Emmaus Public Library J 609 WALL (Text) 36446002049727 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Fleetwood Area Public Library J LAM (Text) 33249023114808 Children's Biography Checked Out 04/11/2024
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) JBIOG LAM (Text)
Endowment: Jane Rice Jones Named Endowment, 2019
35740635554975 Juvenile Biography Checked Out 04/15/2024
Somerset County Library J 921 LAM (Text) 35907001671705 SOCM Juv Non Fiction Available -
Tamaqua Public Library J 621.38 WA (Text) 30TPL001839453 Juvenile Available -
Allentown Public Library J B LAMARR, H. (Text) 34455006578385 Juv Biography Available -


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