Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

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Capstone

Just the Series: Inventions and Discovery

Series and Publisher: Inventions and Discovery

Annotation: 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 later become the basis for wireless technology.

Genre: [Graphic novels] [Biographies]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #8504

Format: Library Binding

Special Formats: Graphic Novel

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Publisher: Capstone

Edition Date: c2007 Release Date: 09/01/06

Illustrator: Martin, Cynthia,, Timmons, Anne,

Pages: 32 p.

ISBN: 0-7368-6479-2

ISBN 13: 978-0-7368-6479-4

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2006004104

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Motion picture actors and actresses. Comic books, strips, etc.
Spread spectrum communications. Comic books, strips, etc.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

Word Count: 1,955

Reading Level: 4.2

Interest Level: 5-9

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 107730 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.5 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q40135

Lexile: GN660L

Guided Reading Level: T

Fountas & Pinnell: T

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 todays 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.

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