Could the face of a Hollywood icon conceal the mind of a brilliant inventor? Hedy Lamarr was not just a glamorous actress; she was a technological visionary whose contributions shaped the world we live in today.
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria, was more than just a pretty face gracing the silver screen. She was a multifaceted woman whose life transcended the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Born to Gertrud (Lichtwitz), from Budapest, and Emil Kiesler, a banker from Lemberg (now Lviv), her upbringing within a Jewish family provided her with a stable and relatively calm childhood. However, her destiny lay far beyond the confines of Vienna. Her journey began with a scandalous start in European cinema before she conquered Hollywood and, remarkably, revolutionized the field of communications.
| Category | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler (Hedy Lamarr) |
| Date of Birth | November 9, 1914 |
| Place of Birth | Vienna, Austria |
| Date of Death | January 19, 2000 |
| Place of Death | Florida, USA |
| Nationality | Austrian-American |
| Parents | Gertrud (Lichtwitz) Kiesler and Emil Kiesler |
| Spouses | Friedrich Mandl (m. 1933, div. 1937), Gene Markey (m. 1939, div. 1941), Sir John Loder (m. 1943, div. 1947), Ernest Stauffer (m. 1951, div. 1952), W. Howard Lee (m. 1953, div. 1960), Lewis J. Boies Jr. (m. 1963, div. 1965) |
| Children | James Lamarr Loder, Denise Loder, Anthony Loder |
| Education | Brief early film career in Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Actress, Inventor |
| Notable Films | Ecstasy (1933), Algiers (1938), Ziegfeld Girl (1941), Tortilla Flat (1942), White Cargo (1942), Samson and Delilah (1949), The Female Animal (1957) |
| Key Invention | Frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology |
| Patent | U.S. Patent 2,292,387 |
| Recognition | Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award (1997) |
| Reference | National Inventors Hall of Fame |
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