Hedy Lamarr
ENGINEER (1914 - 2000)
Lamarr was a Hollywood actress, icon to the
people and an inventor during the 20th
century. Her interest in acting evolved at the
age of 12. In 1933 Lamarr got her big break in
the film industry where she starred in the now
infamous Ecstasy, however dure to it being
denounced by the pope the cinematic picture
was banned in America. During the second
world war Lamarr was worried about her
Jewish mother's safety and would work
alongside with composer George Antheil
where they supported the allies work effort.
They both worked to develop a torpedo
guidance system which was later adapted into
Bluetooth and WIFI technology but Lamarr
didn't received any money for her role in
creating the internet.
Ruth Stevens
MECHANICAL ENGINEER (Unkown)
Ruth Stevens had always found herself drawn
to education within the sciences. She
particularly enjoyed maths and physics and
was encouraged to apply to mechanical
engineering courses at university by her math
teacher. Due to her high performance at
university she managed to successfully earn
an internship place at Shell. Stevens
thoroughly enjoyed her time spent working
with Shell and learned more about what she
wanted to specialise in when graduated. After
completing her degree, she was employed by
BG where she travelled to Canada, Mexico,
Norway and Rotterdam as a subsea engineer.
In 2012, Stevens changed her job and was
employed by BP, working as the SCV
installation project manager.
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