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Updated: 19 Sep 2024
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Hedy Lamarr was born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria.She studied acting and in 1930, she got her first film role in a German film called “Geld auf der Staβe” (“Money on the street”).Hedy Lamarr and Fritz Mandl got married on 1933 but it was short lived due to her unhappiness in the marriage.in 1937, she flew to London and there her luck went her way. She was introduced to Louis B. Mayer, of the famed MGM Studios, and by meeting him she secured her ticket to Hollywood and there she found this man called Howard Hughes.In 1940 Lamarr met George Antheil at a dinner party. Antheil was another quirky yet clever force to be reckoned with. Known for his writing, film scores, and experimental music compositions, he shared the same inventive spirit as Lamarr. She and Antheil talked about a variety of topics but of their greatest concerns was the looming war. The two came up with an extraordinary new communication system used with the intention of guiding torpedoes to their targets in war.in August of 1942, the Navy decided against the implementation of the new system. The rejection led Lamarr to instead support the war efforts with her celebrity by selling war bonds.In 1953 she became a American citizen.The Electronic Frontier Foundation jointly awarded Lamarr and Antheil with their Pioneer Award in 1997. Lamarr also became the first woman to receive the Invention Convention’s Bulbie Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award.Hedy Lamarr died January 19, 2000, Casselberry, Florida.Lamarr was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the development of her frequency hopping technology in 2014. Such achievement has led Lamarr to be dubbed “the mother of Wi-Fi” and other wireless communications like GPS and Bluetooth.
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