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    Hedy Lamarr

    Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping

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  3. leaders.com › hedy-lamarr-inventionsHow Hedy Lamarr and Her Inventions Changed the World

    Aug 30, 2022 · Learn how Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood actress and inventor, developed frequency hopping, the technology behind WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Discover her life story, from her early years in Austria to her struggles in Hollywood and beyond.

  4. www.history.com › news › hedy-lamarr-inventorHow Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr Invented the Tech Behind WiFi

    Mar 5, 2024 · Learn how Hedy Lamarr, a glamorous movie star in the 1940s, co-invented a technology that laid the foundation for secure communications, including WiFi. Discover her life story, from her childhood in Austria to her escape from Nazis to her inventing hobby.

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  5. www.biography.com › actors › hedy-lamarrHedy Lamarr - Inventions, Movie & Spouses - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Hedy Lamarr, an actress who starred in MGM's \"Golden Age\" films and co-invented a radio signaling device for wireless communications. Find out about her life, career, marriages, awards and legacy.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hedy_LamarrHedy Lamarr - Wikipedia

    Hedy Lamarr (/ ˈ h ɛ d i /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia , including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl , and secretly moved to Paris.

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  8. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › hedy-lamarrHedy Lamarr - National Women's History Museum

    Learn about Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-American actress who also invented a frequency hopping system that laid the foundation for today's wireless communication. Discover how she escaped from a Nazi husband, worked with Howard Hughes, and received recognition for her genius.

  9. www.britannica.com › biography › Hedy-LamarrHedy Lamarr | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

    Apr 25, 2024 · Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born American film star who was often typecast as a provocative femme fatale. Years after her screen career ended, she achieved recognition as a noted inventor of a radio communications device. Learn more about Lamarr’s life and career.

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  11. www.si.edu › newsdesk › snapshotHedy Lamarr: Golden Age Film Star—and Important Inventor

    Learn how Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood actress, collaborated with composer George Antheil to create a communication system that prevented jamming of radio signals. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has her patent and a blog post about her life and inventions.

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