Hedy Lamarr publicity photo for the film The Heavenly Body, 1944

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1. Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 05:09:24 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

   Born in 1914, Hedy Lamarr was a famous American actress who pioneered the technology that would lead to WiFi, GPS, cell phones & Bluetooth communication.

   Lamarr was brilliant. Among many fascinating inventions, she developed a new communication system with composer George Antheil that used “frequency hopping” among radio waves.

   Once called the “most beautiful woman in the world," Lamarr is now remembered as "the mother of Wi-Fi."

   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/thank-world-war-ii-era-film-star-your-wi-fi-180971584/ #science #history #HistoryRemix