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Hedy Lamarr, The Most Glamorous Geek Of All TimeAmong other things, Lamarr was the co-inventor of a 1942 patent called Secret Communication System, which was intended to make it harder for America's enemies to detect radio-guided torpedoes. The NPR post notes that the technology discussed in the ... read more
'Most Beautiful Woman' By Day, Inventor By Night
by NPR Staff by Richard Rhodes At the height of her Hollywood career, actress Hedy Lamarr was known as "the most beautiful woman in the world." For most of her life, her legacy was her looks. But in the 1940s — in an attempt to help the war effort ... read more
Hedy Lamarr Biography: Hedy's Folly by Richard Rhodes (Review)
Given the success that the screen siren Hedy Lamarr achieved in that realm—revealed in Richard Rhodes's fascinating biography, Hedy's Folly—it's a pity more of them don't consider it. In 1940, while acting alongside Jimmy Stewart and Judy Garland in ... read more
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