Hedy Lamarr

NAME Hedy Lamarr loading...
DOB 9 November 1914, Vienna, Austria
Nationality Austrian Born American
Other Names Hedy Kiesler
Citizenship Austria (1914−1938)
Stateless (1938−1953)
United States (1953−2000)
Occupation Actress-inventor-film- producer

1914

A Star was Born

She was born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary

1930

Early Work

She was hired at the age of 16 as a script girl & She gained a role as an extra in Money on the Street (1930)

1932

She was known to all

She was given the lead role in No Money Needed (1932), a comedy directed by Carl Boese.Her next film brought her international fame.

1933

A great Role-ECTASY

In early 1933, at age 18, Hedy Kiesler, still working under her maiden name, was given the lead in Gustav Machatý's film Ecstasy.

1957

Invention

Although the US Navy did not adopt Lamarr and Antheil's invention until 1957, various spread-spectrum techniques are incorporated into Bluetooth technology and are similar to methods used in legacy versions of Wi-Fi.

2000

Death

January 19, 2000 (aged 85) Casselberry, Florida, U.S

2014

Result for their work

Recognition of the value of their work resulted in the pair being posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.