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CLIL - HEDY LAMARR - Coggle Diagram
CLIL - HEDY LAMARR
Hedy Lamarr was a famous Hollywood actress
She was also very intelligent and interested in science
Early life
Married a rich manufacturer at age 19
Life in the U.S.
Became friends with scientists and inventors who helped her with experiments
Lived in Beverly Hills
Found her true passion in science and invention
Discovered by Louis B. Mayer, head of MGM Studios
Her invention
Created a system for secure wartime communication
It used “frequency hopping” – changing radio frequencies to avoid detection by the Nazis
Legacy
Her idea became the basis for modern wireless technologies, including:
GPS
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Unhappy, she left Austria and moved to the United States
Born in Austria to Jewish parents