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  • Remembering Hedy Lamarr, The Hollywood Star Who Helped Make Wi-Fi

    Remembering Hedy Lamarr, The Hollywood Star Who Helped Make Wi-Fi

    Inventor and actress Hedy Lamarr would be 100 years old today, which is a perfect excuse to celebrate her contributions to the field of wireless communications. Lamarr was best known in her lifetime for her job as an MGM film star in the 1930s and 1940s, often playing a smoky-eyed glamour girl. But her most…