Robbins, Trina.

Hedy Lamarr and a secret communication system / by Trina Robbins ; illustrated by Cynthia Martin and Anne Timmons. - Mankato : Capstone, 2007. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm - Graphic library, inventions and discovery .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

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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.

660
Lexile GN
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Raz-Plus


9780736864794 (hardcover) 9780736896412 0736864792 (hardcover) 0736896414 (pbk.)

2006004104


Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 --Juvenile literature.


Spread spectrum communications--Juvenile literature.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

TK5103.R63

621.384092