Summary
A famous movie star who was also a brilliant inventor, Hedy Lamarr helped design a secret radio idea during World War II that later made things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth possible.
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Discussion
A famous movie star who was also a brilliant inventor, Hedy Lamarr helped design a secret radio idea during World War II that later made things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth possible.
- Hedy Lamarr had two very different talents. What were they?
- Why were people surprised that a movie star was also an inventor?
- How does an idea from long ago end up inside today's phones?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: inventor, signal, wireless.
Try it: List three things you use that connect wirelessly. Circle the one you'd miss most.