Did you know that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in your smartphone exist thanks to a Hollywood actress? 📱✨
Hedy Lamarr wasn’t just a star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, once dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world.” In 1942, she patented a groundbreaking technology called frequency hopping, which became the foundation of all modern wireless communication.
By day, she starred in films — by night, she invented technologies decades ahead of their time.
How did an actress with no formal technical education manage to create something that changed the world of communication forever?
Find out in our new article!
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Hedy Lamarr wasn’t just a star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, once dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world.” In 1942, she patented a groundbreaking technology called frequency hopping, which became the foundation of all modern wireless communication.
By day, she starred in films — by night, she invented technologies decades ahead of their time.
How did an actress with no formal technical education manage to create something that changed the world of communication forever?
Find out in our new article!
#science #inventions #technology
Telegraph
Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood Star Who Invented “Frequency Hopping” (The Basis of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth)
In the history of science and technology, there are many examples of significant discoveries made by people whose primary careers were far removed from invention. One of the most striking examples is Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) — an Austrian-American actress…
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