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Dan Rose celebrates the life of Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood star and inventor whose WWII innovation helped create WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. Discover her legacy as a glamorous yet groundbreaking figure.
Actress and inventor, Hedy Lamarr was touted by MGM as “the most beautiful woman in the world.” Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in 1914 to Austrian-Jewish parents, by age 18 she had become a European movie star. Discovered by Louis B. Mayer, Lamarr was typecast as a glamorous seductress, who became famous for her dramatic performances, both on and off screen. Smart, witty, mercurial, and underestimated, Ms. Lamarr in addition to her acting, co-invented WW II technology (for Allied torpedoes) that led to today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Learn more about this controversial, misunderstood, and multi-talented beauty – the only screen star inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This presentation contains selected video clips.
About the Presenter: Dan Rose has taught English for over 20 years to elementary, secondary, and college students in the U.S. and Scotland, as well as lifelong learning courses to adults at FGCU (Florida Gulf Coast University) and for colleges, libraries, and community groups throughout NJ. He has been an Editor at Silver Burdett Publishing and a Trainer/Technical Writer at AT&T. Mr. Rose has an M.Ed. in English and an MS in Project Management. His poetry and fiction have appeared in Alaska Quarterly, Lips, Little Patuxent Review, and Perspectives. A writer, editor, and educator, Dan Rose teaches and writes about various subjects. He and his wife live in Roxbury, NJ.
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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History | General | Arts & Entertainment |
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