Hedy Lamar was a woman of many talents. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s. She began starring in American films with MGM Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more popular films included Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942); however, her roles generally did not include very many spoken lines and she became bored. To relieve this boredom, Lamar took up inventing.

Hedy Lamar did not have any formal training, but she did not allow that to stop her from teaching herself in her spare time. Although she had a number of failed inventions, such as an improved traffic light and a carbonated drink, Lamar did not stop coming up with ideas. She even spent time working with the science engineering team employed by Howard Hughes, the aviation tycoon.

During World War II. Lamar learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected. She came up with a type of radio signal that changed, or "hopped." frequencies and was unable to be tracked or disrupted. With the assistance of her friend George Antheil, she was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942. 

Unfortunately, the United States Navy was not interested. The technology of the era wasn't quite good enough to easily implement Lamar's system, and the Navy was not particularly interested in civilian inventions at the time. It wasn't until 20 years later. during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamar's system began appearing on Navy ships

The work Lamarand Antheil did creating this frequency-hopping system led to many technologies that are often taken for granted today Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Just mink we might not have any of those things if Hedy Lamar had been given more interesting roles! 

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Which of the following conclusions can be drawn about Hedy Lamar's acting career?

Hedy Lamarr was a woman of many talents. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s. She began starring in American films with MGM Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more popular films included Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942); however, her roles generally did not include very many spoken lines and she became bored. To relieve this boredom, Lamarr took up inventing.

Hedy Lamarr did not have any formal training, but she did not allow that to stop her from teaching herself in her spare time. Although she had a number of failed inventions, such as an improved traffic light and a carbonated drink, Lamarr did not stop coming up with ideas. She even spent time working with the science engineering team employed by Howard Hughes, the aviation tycoon.

During World War II. Lamarr learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected. She came up with a type of radio signal that changed, or "hopped." frequencies and was unable to be tracked or disrupted. With the assistance of her friend George Antheil, she was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942. 

Unfortunately, the United States Navy was not interested. The technology of the era wasn't quite good enough to easily implement Lamarr's system, and the Navy was not particularly interested in civilian inventions at the time. It wasn't until 20 years later. during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamarr's system began appearing on Navy ships

The work Lamarr and Antheil did creating this frequency-hopping system led to many technologies that are often taken for granted today Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Just mink we might not have any of those things if Hedy Lamarr had been given more interesting roles! 

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Which of the following details supports the main idea that Hedy Lamar was a self-taught inventor who created a frequency hopping system used by many modern Inventions?

Hedy Lamarr was a woman of many talents. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s. She began starring in American films with MGM Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more popular films included Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942); however, her roles generally did not include very many spoken lines and she became bored. To relieve this boredom, Lamarr took up inventing.

Hedy Lamarr did not have any formal training, but she did not allow that to stop her from teaching herself in her spare time. Although she had a number of failed inventions, such as an improved traffic light and a carbonated drink, Lamarr did not stop coming up with ideas. She even spent time working with the science engineering team employed by Howard Hughes, the aviation tycoon.

During World War II. Lamarr learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected. She came up with a type of radio signal that changed, or "hopped." frequencies and was unable to be tracked or disrupted. With the assistance of her friend George Antheil, she was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942. 

Unfortunately, the United States Navy was not interested. The technology of the era wasn't quite good enough to easily implement Lamarr's system, and the Navy was not particularly interested in civilian inventions at the time. It wasn't until 20 years later. during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamarr's system began appearing on Navy ships

The work Lamarr and Antheil did creating this frequency-hopping system led to many technologies that are often taken for granted today Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Just mink we might not have any of those things if Hedy Lamarr had been given more interesting roles! 

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1. She was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942.

2. Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

3. It wasn't until 20 years later, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamarr's system began appearing on Navy ships.

4. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s.

5. During World War II, Lamarr learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected.

Which of the following correctly sequences the events in the Hedy Lamarr passage?

Hedy Lamarr was a woman of many talents. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s. She began starring in American films with MGM Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more popular films included Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942); however, her roles generally did not include very many spoken lines and she became bored. To relieve this boredom, Lamarr took up inventing.

Hedy Lamarr did not have any formal training, but she did not allow that to stop her from teaching herself in her spare time. Although she had a number of failed inventions, such as an improved traffic light and a carbonated drink, Lamarr did not stop coming up with ideas. She even spent time working with the science engineering team employed by Howard Hughes, the aviation tycoon.

During World War II. Lamarr learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected. She came up with a type of radio signal that changed, or "hopped." frequencies and was unable to be tracked or disrupted. With the assistance of her friend George Antheil, she was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942. 

Unfortunately, the United States Navy was not interested. The technology of the era wasn't quite good enough to easily implement Lamarr's system, and the Navy was not particularly interested in civilian inventions at the time. It wasn't until 20 years later. during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamarr's system began appearing on Navy ships

The work Lamarr and Antheil did creating this frequency-hopping system led to many technologies that are often taken for granted today Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Just mink we might not have any of those things if Hedy Lamarr had been given more interesting roles! 

Stimulus: 4 of 5

Which of the following would provide relevant and accurate information relating to the inventions of Hedy Lamarr?

Hedy Lamarr was a woman of many talents. She was first known as a European film actress in the 1930s. She began starring in American films with MGM Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more popular films included Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942); however, her roles generally did not include very many spoken lines and she became bored. To relieve this boredom, Lamarr took up inventing.

Hedy Lamarr did not have any formal training, but she did not allow that to stop her from teaching herself in her spare time. Although she had a number of failed inventions, such as an improved traffic light and a carbonated drink, Lamarr did not stop coming up with ideas. She even spent time working with the science engineering team employed by Howard Hughes, the aviation tycoon.

During World War II. Lamarr learned that one of the military's new technologies, radio-controlled torpedoes, were too easily jammed and redirected. She came up with a type of radio signal that changed, or "hopped." frequencies and was unable to be tracked or disrupted. With the assistance of her friend George Antheil, she was able to design the system and patent it in August 1942. 

Unfortunately, the United States Navy was not interested. The technology of the era wasn't quite good enough to easily implement Lamarr's system, and the Navy was not particularly interested in civilian inventions at the time. It wasn't until 20 years later. during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that a version of Lamarr's system began appearing on Navy ships

The work Lamarr and Antheil did creating this frequency-hopping system led to many technologies that are often taken for granted today Their work led to the development of cell phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Just mink we might not have any of those things if Hedy Lamarr had been given more interesting roles! 

Stimulus: 5 of 5

Which of the following contains a stereotype about Hedy Lamarr?

Stimulus: 1 of 2

Which of the following is a reasonable prediction from the passage?

Stimulus: 2 of 2

Which of the following is a counter-claim to the claim that Eleanor Roosevelt was a positive force of encouragement to troops in the Pacific theater in World War II?

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Which of the following is a conclusion the reader might draw from the information in the passage? 

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Which of the following credentials would increase the author's credibility?

In 1865. Egbert Viele, a civil engineer and Civil War veteran who surveyed the land for Central Park and later served in Congress, published a map that is still crucial almost 160 years later. His map showed all the original marshes and waterways of Manhattan. Even today, engineers rely on his work to determine soil conditions and any underground water that still flows through a building site, potentially undermining foundations.

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Which of the following pieces of evidence from the text supports the conclusion that Viele's work had an impact on the development of Manhattan island?