Although better known as a Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr was also a talented inventor. Together with composer George Antheil, she developed the concept of frequency hopping, a technology that was initially designed to prevent enemy interception of Allied torpedoes during World War II. This technology laid the groundwork for modern Wi-Fi and Bluetooth communication systems.
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