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Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
To her adoring public, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star. But in private, she was something more: a brilliant inventor. Now Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu, who collaborated on Sterling's critically acclaimed picture-book biography Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, tell the inspiring story of how, during World War Two, Lamarr developed a groundbreaking communications system that still remains essential to the security of today's technology.
Hardback
01-May-2019
48 Pages
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Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
RRP:
$24.99
$24.00
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*Winner of the 2020 Crystal Kite Awards*
*Winner of the Cook Prize (Silver Medalist)*
*Winner of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street College 2020 in the STEM category*
*Finalist for a SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award, Atlantic Region*
Age range 5+
To her adoring public, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star. But in private, she was something more: a brilliant inventor. Now Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu, who collaborated on Sterling's critically acclaimed picture-book biography Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, tell the inspiring story of how, during World War Two, Lamarr developed a groundbreaking communications system that still remains essential to the security of today's technology.