HEDY LAMARR

Actress, inventor, film producer

Frequency-hopping | 1941

Did you know that Hedy Lamarr invented Wi-Fi and GPS? Well, not really.

But she did invent frequency hopping technology in 1941 during World War ll and THAT later led to Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi.

While developing her invention, she was also a very popular actress, so she got many doubts from people as she was seen more for her beauty than her brains.

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