Hedy Lemarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor

This non-fiction picture book unveils Hedy Lamarr's life as a glamorous movie star and dedicated scientist. Dubbed The Most Beautiful Woman in the World, she favored inventing over celebrity glitz. Her inventions ranged from flavor-cubes to glow-in-the-dark dog collars, but her crowning achievement was frequency hopping. This innovation underpins modern spread-spectrum broadcasting and safeguards technologies like cell phones. The book captivates science enthusiasts, parents, teachers, and women in STEM fields.

Author: Laurie Wallmark

Illustrator: Katy Wu

Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books

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