Hedy Lamarr - Hollywood Actress and Inventor

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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Susan B. Anthony

"The day me approaching when the whole world will recognize women as the equal of men" 

- Susan B Anthony

 Susan B. Anthony (1820 – 1906) was an American social revolutionist and worked against women slavery system in United States with the help of her lifelong friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton (social activist). At the age of 17 she drives a petition campaign against the slavery in American society and also she drives another largest campaigned and collected 400,000 signatures to abolition of slavery. She was arrested for voting in New York and convicted in 1872 and also she refused to pay the court fine.  Every year she gives 75 to 100 speeches all over the United States and she accused for damaging the institution of marriage. In 1920, “Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution” giving women the right to Vote which is popularly known as “Anthony Amendment”.

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