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When the Nightingale Sings: Suzanne Kelman Interview

When the Nightingale Sings: Suzanne Kelman Interview

The author of a new novel celebrates the achievements of two female scientists.
Suzanne Kelman

Suzanne Kelman, what first of all drew you to write about Hedy Lamarr? I've always been captivated by the golden age of Hollywood, and the '30s and '40s are my favourite period in film history. So, it has been fascinating to connect the timeline of World War II with...

Two Women Whose Inventions Changed the Course of World War Two

Two Women Whose Inventions Changed the Course of World War Two

Joan Curran and Hedy Lamarr made scientific discoveries that had a major impact on the war.
Suzanne Kelman

When the Nightingale Sings is a novel based on the true story of Joan Curran, a Welsh physicist, and Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood movie star whose scientific contributions changed the course of history and World War Two. Joan Curran (represented in the story as the...