Actress and famous beauty Hedy Lamarr was also a mathematician who invented frequency hopping spread spectrum, a technology that is still used in bluetooth and wifi.
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I'm Amy, a film lover, blogger, music teacher, feminist, general life enthusiast. Welcome to my little window on film. Disclaimer: Of course, I don't have the rights to any images or other film content that I post. I'll give credit to the source wherever possible.
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