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Hedy Lamarr - More Than a Movie Star; An Inventor!

Valentina Furlanetto and Amy Bondy Season 1 Episode 11

From her dazzling career as a Hollywood actress to her contributions to wireless communication, Hedy Lamarr's brilliance extended far beyond the silver screen. Her invention that used frequency hopping for a torpedo guidance system during World War II laid the groundwork for technologies we use today, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Inspired to help the war-cause through her invention, Hedy's inspiration drew from several different aspects of her life, including piano-playing! Join us as as we explore wireless communication with Hedy Lamarr in episode eleven of The Inventing HerStory Podcast. 


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Sources:
https://www.forwomeninscience.com/article/24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-hopping_spread_spectrum
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hedy-Lamarr

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