Hedy Lamarr conquered the world not only beauty, but intelligence.
Women often carry or smart, or beautiful. From Hedy Lamarr (Hedy Lamarr), it was both. This charming actress 30-40 years shone on the screen, playing mostly pretty dumb girls, but at the same time, it has developed a technology the “jumping frequency”, which formed the basis of modern Wi-Fi. Her birthday (9 November) is celebrated in the US as thanksgiving Day.
Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Eva Maria kiesler) is a brilliant actress 30-40-ies of the last century, thanks to which came, through the Austrian-Czechoslovakian film “Ecstasy” (1933). This tape is considered the first erotic film. The scene where 19-year-old girl for 10 minutes, bathed Nude in forest lake, shocked the audience of the time. The audience resented this freedom, but they were pouring in droves to the cinema to admire the scene, completely innocent by today’s standards.
After the release of the film, the parents urgently daughter is getting married. Husband becomes Hedi Fritz Mandl, an Austrian millionaire, is engaged in the manufacture of weapons. New husband in a jealous rage tried to buy all copies of the controversial film with his wife, which caused even greater public interest. Mandl himself belonged to the wife as another expensive acquisition. He boasts a beautiful wife literally everywhere. Hedi was present even at meetings on the development of weapons. Casting languid glances in the direction of business partners, the girl delved in parallel to what was discussed in the meetings.
Four years Hedy Lamarr was a bird in a Golden cage. She literally ran away from her husband. Hedy drugged the maid sleeping pills, changed into her dress and descended the ladder from the top floor of the castle. Attending meetings of her husband, she as nobody else knew the extent of the fascist threat hanging over Europe. Hedi sat on the steamer “Normandie” and left for America. Fortunately, in the United States has not forgotten the naked triumph of the actress and immediately offered her a lucrative contract, and advised only to change the name of Hedwig Eva Maria kiesler on sonorous pseudonym Hedy Lamarr.
After the outbreak of the Second world war, Hedy Lamarr turned to the US government with his innovative ideas on the improvement of remote control of torpedoes and technology for the “jumping frequency”. The state. Department of Council of Inventors only smiled indulgently and advised the actress to “help” the country shining on the screen.
Hedy Lamarr – actress and inventor.
Hedy Lamarr and George Sanders in the film the Strange woman (1946).
The first who took seriously the idea of the actress was George Antheil, the avant-garde composer. Mechanical piano became the programmable device, which conducted their research enthusiasts. It took several months for revision ideas.
Hedy Lamarr in a dress of peacock feathers.
Actors Clark gable and Hedy Lamarr.
The invention entitled “System secret” message was still patented, but the government did not appreciate it and put on the shelf. Only in 1962, during the Cuban crisis the idea Hedy Lamarr was perfected and was used for military purposes.
Charming Hollywood actress of Austrian-born Hedwig Eva Maria kiesler
Frame from the movie “Samson and Delilah” (1949).
In the 1990-ies some enthusiasts, learning about the one who stood at the origins of computer networks, wished to present Hedy Lamarr to the medal of Honor of the Congress, but to no avail. Only in 1997 an actress at the age of 83 years received an award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In response, the lady only smiled, saying, “it’s time”.
Hedy Lamarr is depicted on the splash screen when loading the program Corel Draw 8-th and 9-th versions.
