Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System
Description
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.
PUBLISHER:
Capstone
ISBN-10:
0736864792
ISBN-13:
9780736864794
BINDING:
Hardback
COPYRIGHT YEAR:
2007
NUMBER OF PAGES:
32
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
7.25(W) x 9.25(H) x 0.375(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
Children / juvenile
LANGUAGE:
English