In 1942, Hedy Lamarr co-patented a torpedo communication system; 55 years later, her wireless innovation gained widespread recognition

Many people remember Hedy Lamarr as a famous Hollywood actress, but her contributions went far beyond movies and helped shape ...
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Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world / Richard Rhodes

Hedy Lamarr, inventor -- A charming Austrian girl -- Bad boy of music -- Mechanisms -- Between times -- Leaving Fritz -- Cinemogling -- Frequency hopping -- Flashes of genius -- Red-hot apparatus -- O ...