The next time you’re scrolling through TikTok or laughing at these hilarious fails , think of Hedy Lamarr.
Her name might not sound too familiar, but she made a huge impact on the modern world and modern technology.
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Yep, this Golden Age actress truly had it all: beauty and brains. Keep reading to learn more about her interesting life.
Hedy Lamarr had quite the accomplished career.
In addition to being regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world , she was a talented actress who starred in many Old Hollywood classics, such as Samson and Delilah and Algiers .
This fact is less-known, but she was also a remarkably skilled inventor during her time.
She and co-inventor George Antheil invented a war-time radio communications tool that changed frequencies and allowed Allied torpedoes to go undetected by the Nazis.
In a new documentary on her life called *Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story*, it was revealed that her wartime patent eventually became a precursor to the invention of Wi-Fi.
While major props are given to Hedy now, neither she nor Antheil received money for their game-changing invention back when she was alive.
LaMarr’s work as an inventor was also barely publicized in the 1940s.
“From Hedy they absolutely wanted glamour,” said the film’s director and Reframed Pictures Co-Founder, Alexandra Dean Dean.
“They wanted somebody to stare at in the movie theaters that would help forget all their troubles.”
With that being said, it’s time to remember her name and the major contribution she made to modern technology we enjoy today.
