"Revelatory to young audiences in more ways than one." --Kirkus

"Many STEM-for-girls biographies fan excitement over women's achievements, but this title actually brings the central scientific concept within middle-grade reach." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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. 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.

 

This book is part of a book series called People Who Shaped Our World .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

Laurie Wallmark is a biochemist and software engineer and is passionate about getting the word out to young people about successful women in science. Katy Wu is currently a Doodler at Google and holds a BFA in Illustration and Entertainment Arts.