Birth: November 19, 1914
Death: January 19, 2000
Major Academic Achievement:
-The Electronic Frontier Foundationawarded her the Pioneer Award in 1997
-Invention Convention’s Bulbie GnassSpirit of Achievement Award
-Austria awarded her the Viktor KaplanMedal of the Austrian Association of Patent Holders and Inventors
-Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Contributions to Computer Science: Lamarr alongside George Antheilcreated what was called frequencyhopping spread spectrumcommunication that was used a trackingsystem for missles during WW2, but waslater used as a basis for Wi-fi and other
wireless connection technologies
Sources: Biography: Hedy lamarr. (n.d.). National Women’s History Museum. Retrieved January 9, 2023, from https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr
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Hedy lamarr | lemelson. (n.d.). Retrieved January 9, 2023, from https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/hedy-lamarr
