Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System
Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, [2007]
Format: Book
Related Information: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006004104.html
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for a secret communication system, which would much later become the basis for wireless technology"--Provided by publisher.
Series: Graphic library. Inventions and discovery.
Contents:
Prisoner of the Nazis -- Flight to freedom -- Secret communication system -- Recognition at last -- More about Hedy Lamarr and her invention -- Glossary -- Internet sites -- Read more -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects:
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 -- Juvenile literature.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
Spread spectrum communications -- Juvenile literature.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Spread spectrum communications.
Wireless communication systems.
United States.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 -- Juvenile literature.
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
Spread spectrum communications -- Juvenile literature.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Spread spectrum communications.
Wireless communication systems.
United States.
Target Audience: GN660L
ISBN:
9780736864794
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C EDUCATION Reading GN His | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Education | Out (Due: 6/15/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.