On this day in history, January 19, 2000, the brilliant bombshell Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-born Hollywood favorite who built a parallel career as a pioneer in weapons and communications technology in World War II. died in
She was 85 years old.
Lamarr was described as “the most beautiful woman in film” by Louis B. Mayer, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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August 4, 1943: Austrian-born actress Hedy Lamarre (1913-2000) models a long flowing dress while leaning over a crescent moon in a publicity shoot for the film Celestial Bodies. (Clarence Sinclair Bull/John Koval Foundation/Getty Images)
“As if being a beautiful and talented actress wasn't enough, Hedy was also a talented mathematician, scientist, and innovator,” the film icon's official website HedyLamarr.com is proud.
“Hollywood actress introduced technology that is the basis of modern WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.”
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“Hedy was also a talented mathematician, scientist, and innovator.” — HedyLamarr.com
Smithsonian Magazine's Alice George wrote in 2019 that, “Although it took him years to obtain American citizenship, Lamar…visited 16 cities in 10 days and helped the war effort by selling $25 million in war bonds.” It fulfilled its public role of strengthening the government.”
“She also started MGM's letter-writing campaign, sending 2,144 letters to military personnel, and appeared at a Hollywood diner where she signed autographs for off-duty GI Joe.”
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Lamar was just beginning his acting career in Europe when he met Mayer in London.
At his urging, she arrived in Hollywood in 1938, adopted her stage name, and made her first co-starring role opposite Charles Boyer in “Algiers.''
“Comrade X” poster featuring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr, 1940. (LMPC via Getty Images)
“She went on to star opposite some of the most popular and talented actors of the time, including Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, and Jimmy Stewart,” her website states.
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“LaMarr's interest in inventions began at age 5, when she took apart and reassembled a music box, and she never let go of her curiosity,” Smithsonian Magazine wrote.
Among other innovations, she helped improve the airplane designs of Howard Hughes, with whom she briefly dated.
Hedy Lamarr patented his “Secret Communication System” in 1942, which pioneered torpedo radio technology. This became the basis for the major global communication systems of the second half of the 20th century. (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
“Lamar sketched a new wing design for Hughes' airplane, combining the fins of the fastest fish and the wings of the fastest birds,” reports the website An Art 4 Life.
“When I showed Hughes the design, he said to her: “You're a genius.”
“You are a genius.” — Howard Hughes to Hedy Lamarr
“Improving things comes naturally to me,” Lamarre said he often said.
Her biggest innovations came in the field of wireless technology for weapons systems.
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Working with famous composer and fellow inventor George Antheil, she devised a system in which the transmitter and receiver of torpedo radio guidance could jump between frequencies.
This innovation made it possible for the weapon to avoid enemy interference.
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She applied for a patent for a “Secret Communication System” on June 10, 1941. This was just six months before the attack on Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II.
Austrian-American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), circa 1945. Hollywood executive Louis Mayer called Lamarr “the most beautiful woman in film.” (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
It serves as the foundation for today's major global communication systems.
“Although her patent on 'frequency hopping' expired before the idea was widely implemented, she lived long enough that her brainstorming began to expand into a huge industry in the late 20th century.” ” said Smithsonian magazine.
“Improving things comes naturally to me.” — Hedy Lamarr
“In 1997…she received the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award. Although she never made any money from her invention, she estimates that 'frequency hopping' alone is worth $30 billion.” It has been.”
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Lamar was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
She and Antheil were inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.
Due to her impressive technological achievements, “Lamarre has become known as the 'mother of wireless communications such as Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth,'” writes the National Women's History Museum.
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