Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American actress and inventor. Hollywood star of the 1930s and 1940s. Co-inventor of frequency-hopping spread spectrum, foundational to modern wireless communications.
Hedy Lamarr
Ask Hedy Lamarr about Hollywood, invention, and frequency-hopping wireless. Talk with the movie star who patented the future of wireless communications.
Austrian-American actress and inventor. Hollywood star of the 1930s and 1940s. Co-inventor of frequency-hopping spread spectrum, foundational to modern wireless communications.
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 2000
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Nationality
- Austria, United States
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