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Journey to America: with Newt and Callista Gingrich
Hedy Lamarr
After an overview of her career, we follow Hedy Lamarr’s life starting in Austria, to her fleeing and increasing hostile environment in pre-war Austria, to Hollywood and her life as both a movie star and as an inventor of a technology used today in all WiFi and Bluetooth products.
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Inspiring immigrant stories from those who have come to the U.S. from other nations and excelled.