Description
Actress Hedy Lamarr was branded “the most beautiful woman in the world.” Born Hedwig Kiesler, by age 18 she had become a European movie star, typecast as a glamorous seductress, famous for her dramatic performances on and off screen. Smart, witty, and underestimated, Lamarr co-invented WW II torpedo technology that precipitated today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Learn about this controversial, misunderstood, and multi-talented beauty – the only screen star inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.