Episode 034 -Hedy Lamarr | Inventor - podcast episode cover

Episode 034 -Hedy Lamarr | Inventor

Apr 30, 201951 minSeason 1Ep. 36
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Episode description

Alternate Title: A-Hedy of Her Time

Emma tells Emlyn about the Hollywood star and inventor, Hedy Lamarr, and Emlyn tells Emma about the book, Invisible women! Apologies on this episode, we get excited, and there is quite a bit of audio distortion. 

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Sources

Main Story - Hedy Lamarr

  1. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Directed by Alexandra Dean (2017).
  2. George, Alice. “Thank This World War II-Era Film Star for Your Wi-Fi.” Smithsonianmag.com. Aug. 4, 2019. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/thank-world-war-ii-era-film-star-your-wi-fi-180971584/
  3. Schearer, Steven M.  Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr. Sept. 28, 2010. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=d4hLFzsNgKEC&oi=fnd&pg=PT4&dq=hedy+lamarr&ots=uZOGX1rctz&sig=kokzynKHFjilAy2HGANNJ9PphcQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. Ouellette, Jennifer. Hop, Skip and a Jump: Remembering Hedy Lamarr. Jan. 9, 2012. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/hop-skip-and-a-jump-remembering-hedy-lamar/

 

Women who werk

Caroline Criado Perez’s book entitled, “Invisible women: data bias in a world designed for men”.

 

Music

“Work” by Rihanna

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke

 

Cover Image

Zeitgeist Films

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