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

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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Actors. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian American actress during MGM's "Golden Age" who also left her mark on technology. She helped develop an early technique for spread spectrum...

  3. Apr 25, 2024 · Hedy Lamarr (born November 9, 1913/14, Vienna, Austria—died January 19, 2000, near Orlando, Florida, U.S.) was an 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.

  4. Mar 5, 2024 · Home. Topics. Inventions & Science. How Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr Invented the Tech Behind WiFi. Lamarr was a glamorous movie star by day, but she was also a gifted, self-trained inventor who...

  5. Often called “The Most Beautiful Woman in Film,” Hedy Lamarrs beauty and screen presence made her one of the most popular actresses of her day. She was part of 30 films in an acting career spanning 28 years. View Full Filmography.

  6. 1914–2000. By Colleen Cheslak | 2018. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.

  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001443Hedy Lamarr - IMDb

    Hedy Lamarr. Actress: Samson and Delilah. Hedy Lamarr, the woman many critics and fans alike regard as the most beautiful ever to appear in films, was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria. She was the daughter of Gertrud (Lichtwitz), from Budapest, and Emil Kiesler, a banker from Lemberg (now known as Lviv).

  8. Actor Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) had a fascinating life, including her scandalous debut in the Czech film Ecstasy, discovery (and renaming) by Louis B. Mayer, persona as the most glamorous woman of Hollywood's Golden Age, and relative obscurity in her later years. But far beyond the Hollywood image, Lamarr was an inventor.

  9. Jan 19, 2000 · Key facts. Full name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler. Born: 9 November 1914, Vienna. Died: 19 January 2000, Casselberry, Florida. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actor and inventor famous for...

  10. Jan 20, 2000 · Hedy Lamarr, the raven-haired Viennese beauty who became one of the reigning temptresses in Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's, especially as Delilah vamping Victor Mature's Samson, was...

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