Hedy Lamarr: Wireless Communication
Can you believe that the groundbreaking technology of wireless transmission owes its origins to the work of actress Hedy Lamarr in 1941.
During World War II, Lamarr, the movie star, created a secret communication system by manipulating radio frequencies at regular intervals between transmission and reception, the invention formed an unbreakable code that could prevent secret messages from being intercepted Little did she know that her invention would pave the way for the modern-day technological marvels of WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth.