Hedy Lamarr was born on 9 November 1914 under the name Hedwig Eva Kiesler in the Austrian city of Vienna. Although she was ...

Hedy Lamarr, the "Mother of Wi-Fi," was also one of the most glamorous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Hedy Lamarr lived the glamorous life of a Golden Age Hollywood actress, starring alongside legends like Clark Gable and Judy Garland in over 18 films during the 1940s. But the Austrian star — widely ...

Actress Hedy Lamarr is best remembered as the glamorous Viennese film star who parlayed her notorious nude screen debut in “Ecstasy” into a Hollywood career. But as the PBS “American Masters” ...

Hedy Lamarr was nothing less than a force of nature. In case you don’t know, the acclaimed Austrian American actress joined the efforts of World War II by creating complex radio systems to befuddle ...

Two children’s books out this week tell kid-friendly stories of Hedy Lamarr’s contributions to the scientific community: 'Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor,' by Laurie ...

Hedy Lamarr was a reigning Hollywood star during the ‘30s and ‘40s who later seduced audiences as Delilah in the 1950 biblical film “Samson and Delilah,” but “the most beautiful woman in the world” ...

Few would dispute that Hedy Lamarr belongs in the pantheon of screen goddesses from Hollywood’s golden age. But recognition has proven far more elusive for her work beyond the realm of movie ...

What do innovation and Hedy Lamarr have in common? More on that at the end of this post. In the meantime, let's look at a few quotes about innovation and invention, both technological and artistic.

Actress Hedy Lamarr was known for her beauty in the 1930s and '40s. The new documentary “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” explores the woman behind the Hollywood star. In 1933 Hedy Lamarr, then known ...

Hedy Lamarr is remembered as one of the prettiest and sexiest actresses of Hollywood in the ‘40s and ‘50s. But there is the other side of the Austrian-born star: Inventor. Miss Lamarr, along with her ...

Hedy Lamarr was, to use the old studio lingo, a bombshell, one of the most glamorous stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. But that’s only part of her story. She was also a groundbreaking inventor ...