Pioneer and inspiration for several key inventions in modern communication like
Wifi - GPS - Bluetooth
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
Hedy Lamarr (1914 - 2000) American film actress and inventor was born in Austria and later settled in the USA.
She was a popular Hollywood actress from 1933 to 1960. Most of the print media quote "Most beautiful and glamours women in the industry of Cinema". She was the first bold women who played the "orgasm" act in the controversial Czechoslovakian film called Ecstasy (1933).
Without any formal education but self-thought and passion which helps her to invent new things were supposed to use in the American Navy to protect their wireless communication from enemies interception. She developed the "Frequency-hopping spread spectrum" one of the pioneer inventions for better wireless communication.
Honors and Awards:
1. Most Promising Actress of 1938
2. Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award at 1997
3. BULBIE Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award at 1997
4. National Inventors Hall of Fame at 2014
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