New film remembers amazing life of Hollywood screen siren Hedy Lamarr whose pioneering scientific inventions paved the way for wifi and Bluetooth
Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr was one of the most beautiful women of the 1950s
She was also a brilliant scientist who devised 'frequency hopping' during WW2
The invention was designed to make the Allies' radio chatter harder to intercept
Now a new documentary will tell the story of Lamarr's remarkable life off-screen
By Keiran Southern For Mailonline
Published: 07:46 EST, 12 November 2017 | Updated: 07:51 EST, 12 November 2017 The remarkable life of the Hollywood siren who pioneered groundbreaking scientific inventions that paved the way for wifi and Bluetooth will be told in a new film.
Hedy Lamarr, considered by her show business peers to be the most beautiful woman in the world during the 1940s and 50s, starred alongside the likes of Spencer Tracy, James Stewart and Clark Gable during her glittering acting career.
But she was also a brilliant scientist who helped devise a frequency-hopping system which eventually formed the foundation for modern technologies such as wifi, GPS and Bluetooth.
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