tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post5491628822492565733..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Interview with Margaret Porter, author of Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy LamarrSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-36926140478164106172018-10-18T10:58:00.986-05:002018-10-18T10:58:00.986-05:00Right after reading the novel, I asked the library...Right after reading the novel, I asked the library to order Bombshell on DVD. Haven't seen it yet but am looking forward to it. There's an interest group on campus focusing on women in science, and I thought the students would find it intriguing, too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65780658993994705432018-10-18T06:34:20.513-05:002018-10-18T06:34:20.513-05:00A novel about Hedy Lamarr! Wow! She was an amazing...A novel about Hedy Lamarr! Wow! She was an amazing woman. Have you seen the recent film about her, Bombshell? It was more about her invention than her film career and as it ended, it showed all the current technology we owe to her. Apparently, she used to work al, day on the film set and then go home and do science. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-91099977820090366382018-10-17T20:52:07.536-05:002018-10-17T20:52:07.536-05:00Thanks, Clarissa! A very good book, and I learned...Thanks, Clarissa! A very good book, and I learned a lot, too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-88343102000122127492018-10-17T07:13:18.511-05:002018-10-17T07:13:18.511-05:00This novel sounds amazing. Great interview, too!This novel sounds amazing. Great interview, too!Clarissa Harwoodhttp://www.clarissaharwood.comnoreply@blogger.com