Winter22 Semester Break MOVIE NIGHT=> Celebrating Hedy Lamarr: Icon, Immigrant, Inventor
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Recently in February, June and October 2021, as part of an innovative and fresh approach, i.e. a non-traditional meeting event: we presented video documentaries. This was very warmly received. So we decided to continue the good work.
We proudlypresent a PBS video documentary entitled: “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story“. This will help celebrate Hedy Lamar, originally known as an actress but who actually was a brilliant inventor. Actress Hedy Lamarr (born Hedy Kiesler Markey) became friends with avant-garde composer George Antheil in 1940. Lamarr, while working in Hollywood as an actress, had numerous other interests. Quite quickly, their conversations turned to more technical matters, specifically torpedoes.
Together they made an odd pair of weapons developers, but their backgrounds were full of experiences that provided inspiration for their innovations. Together, they developed the frequency hopping communications system.
In August 1942, they were granted a patent for a “Secret Communication System” that would reduce the danger of detection or jamming for radio-controlled torpedoes. Subsequent patents in frequency changing have referred to the Lamarr-Antheil patent as the basis of the field, and the concept lies behind the principal anti-jamming devices used today. Neither Lamarr nor Antheil ever received royalty payments for the commercialization of their patent.
Documentary: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Summary: Referred to onscreen as simply Bombshell, is a 2017 American biographical documentary film directed, written and co-edited by Alexandra Dean, about the life of actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. It had its world premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and released theatrically on November 24, 2017. The film was broadcast in the United States on the PBS biography series American Masters in May 2018.
AFTER the movie - we will have a brief discussion/chat session.
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- Date: 28 Feb 2022
- Time: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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- Co-sponsored by Subramaniam Ganesan
- Starts 18 December 2021 12:20 PM
- Ends 28 February 2022 12:20 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
- No Admission Charge
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
In 1997, Lamarr and Antheil received the Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award and the Bulbie Gnass Spirit of Achievement Bronze Award, given to individuals whose creative lifetime achievements in the arts, sciences, business, or invention fields have significantly contributed to society
Lamarr was featured on the Science Channel and the Discovery Channel
In 2014, Lamarr and Antheil were posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Biography:
Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
Also:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2292387A/en
http://www.women-inventors.com/Hedy-Lammar.asp
https://www.npr.org/2011/11/27/142664182/most-beautiful-woman-by-day-inventor-by-night
https://web.archive.org/web/20100609171612/http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html
Address:Rochester, Michigan, United States, 48309
Agenda
6:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop
6:15 PM - Documentary Start
7:30 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion
8:00 PM - Wrap Up
A Joint Oakland University/IEEE Computer Society/Education Society Chapters Presentation, open to all
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