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Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
Hedy Lamarr is an Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000). Born on 9 November 1914 in Vienna, Hedy Lamarr died on 19 January 2000. Known for Ecstasy, Samson and Delilah, Algiers, Experiment Perilous.
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- Also known as
- Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, Hedwig Mandl, Hedy Kiesler Markey, Hedy Lee
- Born
- 9 November 1914
- Died
- 19 January 2000 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Work
- Inventor, Autobiographer, Screenwriter, Film actor, Film producer
- Years active
- 1930 to 1958
- Known for
- Ecstasy, Samson and Delilah, Algiers, Experiment Perilous, The Strange Woman, Secret communication system
- Awards
- EFF Award
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame