Hedy Lamarr's Double Life

WALLMARK,LAURIE

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Author
WALLMARK,LAURIE
Publish Date
02/01/2019
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
STERLNG
Subtitle
Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
Number of Pages
48
Edition
Illustrated
ISBN-10
1454926910
ISBN-13
9781454926917
Subject
Kids Non-Fiction
SKU
9781454926917

Description

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.