The Surprising Story of Hedy Lamarr, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" As a teenage actress in 1920s Austria, performing on the stage and in film in light comedies and musicals, Hedy Kiesler, with her exotic beauty, was heralded across ...

In this book, we delve deep into the full unvarnished life and legacy of the woman we know as Hedy Lamarr.

Presents the life and career of the Hollywood actress, whose beauty and acting ability led to starring roles in over thirty films and who was also the co-inventor of a frequency-hopping technology still used today in cell phones.

Born in Austria, Hedy Lamarr, an American actress and inventor, led a remarkable life that saw her transitioning from an early cinema career in Czechoslovakia to becoming a Hollywood movie star.

“Hollywood icon by day, unsung science genius by night.”

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a remarkable story of science history: how a ravishing film star and an avant-garde composer invented spread-spectrum radio, the technology that made wireless phones, GPS systems, and ...

Describes how glamorous film star Hedy Lamarr achieved recognition as the inventor of a radio communications device.

A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.