Hedy Lamarr's Double Life

<b>"Revelatory to young audiences in more ways than one." --<i>Kirkus</i><br> <br> <br> <br> "Many STEM-for-girls biographies fan excitement over women's achievements, but this title actually brings the central scientific concept within middle-grade reach." --<i>The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books<br> <br> <br> <br> Selected for the New York Public Library Best of 2019 List</i></b><i>!</i><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Movie star by day, ace inventor at night: learn about the hidden life of actress Hedy Lamarr!</b><br> <br> <br> <br> 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 <i>Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code</i>, 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.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i><b>Selected for the 2020 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 list, compiled by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC).</b></i><br> <br> <br> <br>