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Listen&Learn: Hedy Lamarr

Posted by: Jaksyn Peacock
Learn about the famous actress and inventor.

Pre-listening vocabulary

  • inventor: someone who creates new things or ideas
  • divorce: to end a marriage
  • manufacturer: someone who builds or assembles a product
  • overlook: to not notice something
  • military: a country’s defence forces
  • war bond: an investment given to the government to help pay for a war

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Gapfill exercise

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American and inventor. She was born in 1914 in Vienna, Austria. She began acting in European when she was a teenager, but later moved to the United States after divorcing her first , a weapons manufacturer who sold to the Nazis. Lamarr became famous in Hollywood for her , but her intelligence was often overlooked. During World War II, she invented a device to help the Allies with radio communications. At first, the U.S. military did not use the device, and Lamarr was told that she could do more to help by advertising war bonds. However, her invention formed a starting point for the we use today, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Lamarr died in 2000, at age 85.

Comprehension questions

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Discussion/essay questions

  1. Women’s contributions to math and science have often been overlooked. Do you know about any female inventors from history? What are their stories?

Transcript

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor. She was born in 1914 in Vienna, Austria. She began acting in European films when she was a teenager, but later moved to the United States after divorcing her first husband, a weapons manufacturer who sold to the Nazis. Lamarr became famous in Hollywood for her beauty, but her intelligence was often overlooked. During World War II, she invented a device to help the Allies with radio communications. At first, the U.S. military did not use the device, and Lamarr was told that she could do more to help by advertising war bonds. However, her invention formed a starting point for the technology we use today, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Lamarr died in 2000, at age 85.

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