when they succeed, they soar, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly!
Hedy Lamarr (1914 - 2000)
"I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way."
**brought to you by a request from MyIzumi
and from Cyp's mama**
Hedy Lamarr led a double life: the erstwhile Hedwig Kiesler married six times, owned the Sound of Music mansion, and swanned around Hollywood as "The Most Beautiful Woman In Films" -- but there's so much more.
So she tinkered with engineering equipment at home. And she worked with her neighbor to develop a "Secret Communications System." And people used it during World War II and the Cuban Missile Crisis. AND her invention set the groundwork for Bluetooth and wifi. BOOM she's awesome.
FUN FACT: Lamarr was the inspiration for Anne Hathway's portrayal of Catwoman and the namesake for Dr. Kleiner's pet in Half-Life 2.
Check out the US Patent issued to Lamarr and her co-inventor, avant garde composer George Antheil.
Find out more about Hedy Lamarr on Wikipedia.
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