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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hedy Lamarr: Engineering and Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Hedy Lamarr's contributions as a woman in STEM in this video from the American Masters film, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Lamarr has received belated acknowledgement for inventing frequency hopping, the basis of secure...
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IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Otto Preminger

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database provides a complete filmography with biographical data, trivia, and links to individual films, casting information, and plot summaries.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Hedy Lamarr

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000 CE), the movie actress who "helped the Allies win World War II" through her involvement in inventing "a classified communication system."
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 435: Hedy Lamarr, Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the remarkable actress Hedy Lamarr who, together with composer George Antheil, invented a technology that used frequency hopping to improve the effectiveness of Allied torpedoes during WWII. Their invention was not put into...
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IMDb

Im db.com: Fritz Lang

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical information on director Fritz Lang.
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IMDb

Im Db: Billy Wilder

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has a complete filmography with a link to a mini-biography, trivia, and quotes of Billy Wilder.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Rudolf Serkin

For Students 9th - 10th
The life, career, and achievements of pianist Rudolf Serkin is chronicled in this biography presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.