Hedy Lamarr’s Secret Invention That Powers Wi-Fi Today

Hedy Lamarr’s Secret Invention That Powers Wi-Fi Today The Hollywood Star Who Invented Frequency Hopping She was a famous Hollywood star, but behind the scenes Hedy Lamarr was an inventor. During World War II she and composer George Antheil developed a frequency hopping idea to protect torpedo signals from jamming. Years later, the same principle shaped technologies we use every day. Here is her incredible story. 0:00 Intro 1:10 From Vienna to Hollywood 3:00 Her hidden life as an inventor 4:50 The torpedo problem in World War II 6:40 Frequency hopping explained simply 8:20 The patent that was ignored 9:45 Her legacy in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS #HedyLamarr #WomenInScience #FrequencyHopping #WWII #ScienceHistory