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Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor

Movie star by day, ace inventor at night: learn about the hidden life of actress Hedy Lamarr!

 

To her adoring public, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star, widely considered the most beautiful woman in the world. But in private, she was something more: a brilliant inventor. And for many years only her closest friends knew her secret. The story of how, during World War Two, Lamarr developed a groundbreaking communications system that still remains essential to the security of today’s technology.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 48
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781454926917
  • Genres
  • biography, science, history, childrens, juvenile, kids
  • Release date
  • 2019