Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

Short and informative. My daughter mentioned her name and her contribution to modern day communication. Anyone would enjoy this book.......more

It’s a children’s book, granted, but they define Nazis as a political force that bombed England—literally no reference to the ethnic cleansing and other horrors. This would be easily explainable to children with careful appropriate language (e.g. the Nazis believed that people different from them sh......more

Oops! This was absolutely not the book. I thought it was. I was looking for a different graphic novel about Hedy Lamarr and her life. I’m sure children will enjoy this. I find it very interesting, though, that there is no mention that she was Jewish. Anyway, if you read it, enjoy it......more

I listened to this on audio. It was informative but I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had read the graphic novel version with the pictures intact. Hedy was an interesting lady and I find myself in awe of her brilliance in spite of lack of training.......more

I am gradually finding a few graphic novels that I like and this is one. I like it that a beautiful woman can also be known for her courage and her inventiveness. The novel is a bit too short for my tastes, but I tried another book (for adults) about her and it was too long. I am thinking that this......more