HEDY LAMARR

U.S. Name: Hedy Lamarr
Birth Name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler 
Born: Nov. 9, 1914, Vienna, Austria
Died: Jan. 19, 2000, Casselberry, Florida
Place & Date of Immigration: Hollywood, California in 1937
Education: Max Reinhardt’s Berlin Dramatic School, 1929
Occupation: Inventor, Actress
Citizenship Date: 1953

HEDY LAMARR

BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY: Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood icon, left a lasting mark on American culture through her film career and as an inventor. Her groundbreaking work on frequency-hopping technology, co-developed during World War II, laid the foundation for modern wireless communication, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Lamarr’s dual legacy as a glamorous actress and a pioneering inventor reshaped perceptions of women’s roles in science and the arts in American society.

HEDY LAMARR

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Co-Invention of Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum (1941)
  • Patent for Secret Communication System (1942)
  • Starred in more than 30 films
HEDY LAMARR

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960)
  • Won the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Pioneer Award (1997)
  • First woman to win the Invention Convention’s Bulbie Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award (1997)
  • Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (2014)

Information sources: Britannica, Biography.com, Women’s History, Hedy Lamarr

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