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Jan 19, 2000 · The Austrian-born star of '30s and '40s films died in 2000 at her home in Florida. She was also known for her invention of a radio signaling device that became the basis of spread spectrum technology.
Mar 5, 2024 · Learn how Hedy Lamarr, a glamorous movie star in the 1940s, also co-invented a technology that laid the foundation for WiFi and GPS. Discover her life story, from her childhood in Austria to her escape from Nazis to her inventing hobby.
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Jan 20, 2000 · The Austrian-born actress, who was once billed as the world's most beautiful woman, passed away in 2000. She was also a pioneer of wireless communication technology and a best-selling author of "Ecstasy and Me".
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Hedy Lamarr ( / ˈhɛdi /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 [a] – 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.
Hedy Lamarr: Not just a pretty face. How one of the best known actresses of mid-20th century revolutionized weapons systems and helped create cell phones. By Melinda Wenner.
Nov 26, 2017 · Learn how Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood starlet, developed a method of covert radio communication called frequency hopping during World War II. The documentary Bombshell explores her double life and the challenges she faced as a woman inventor.
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Jan 18, 2023 · The Austrian-born actress’ exotic glamour and sex appeal sparked a string of hit films of the ’30s and ’40s. Actress Hedy Lamarr holds her youngest son, Anthony John, in her arms during the...