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This is an eye-opening look - through historical fiction - at the life of a brilliant woman inventor, whose Hollywood beauty was all the world could see.
Hedy Lamarr was more than a pretty face. This fictionalized account of her life is a fascinating look behind the Hollywood curtain. Her Hollywood career did not fulfill her; she preferred to spend her free time inventing. If only the 1940's attitudes toward women had allowed the powerful men to see beyond her beauty, Hedy Lamarr would have been remembered as the brilliant inventor she was, instead of just a beautiful actress.
While the technology she developed is being used even today in telecommunications, she didn't receive recognition for her brilliant work during her lifetime.
This well-researched book by Marie Benedict tells her story in an engaging narrative. I thoroughly enjoyed learning the "backstory" of Hedy Lamarr's life.
Hedy Lamarr was more than a pretty face. This fictionalized account of her life is a fascinating look behind the Hollywood curtain. Her Hollywood career did not fulfill her; she preferred to spend her free time inventing. If only the 1940's attitudes toward women had allowed the powerful men to see beyond her beauty, Hedy Lamarr would have been remembered as the brilliant inventor she was, instead of just a beautiful actress.
While the technology she developed is being used even today in telecommunications, she didn't receive recognition for her brilliant work during her lifetime.
This well-researched book by Marie Benedict tells her story in an engaging narrative. I thoroughly enjoyed learning the "backstory" of Hedy Lamarr's life.
