Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was an Austrian-American actress, inventor, and film producer. She appeared in 30 films over a 28 year career, and co-invented an early version of frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication for torpedo guidance. Her greatest success was as Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson andDelilah.
