Sunday 4 March 2012
Hedy Lamarr: Movie star, inventor of WiFi
“Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World,” Richard Rhodes. In 1940, Lamarr, trying to help the war effort, invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies.Hedy Lamarr also deserves an honourable mention in the same category - as well as being a glamorous Hollywood actress she found time to invent the frequency-hop.Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most
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