Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

Discover the brilliant life of Hedy Lamarr in this full-color graphic novel. This talented film actress became an influential scientist with her invention of a secret radio system in the early 1940s, a building block of today's wireless communications. With comic book-style illustrations and short, engaging sentences, this biography will inspire, entertain, and inform young readers about an individual who made a significant contribution to society. This must-have graphic novel includes a bibliography, extended reading list, glossary, and further Internet sources.

• Author
• Trina Robbins, Cynthia Martin, Anne Timmons

• Format
• hardcover

• Series
• Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery

• Publisher
• Capstone Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780736864794

• Genres
• biography, science, history, childrens

• Release date
• 2006