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• Annotation:
• This book tells the story of Hedy Lamarr from the age of 5 in her native Austria, with her progressive parents, to how her interest in science as a young girl began, to the start of her acting career, the first of her 6 marriages, her move to America and becoming known as "the most beautiful woman in the world". It also details a few of her WW II experiences, including her patent for frequency hopping, basis of our digital communication of today and anecdotes of her later years.
• Creator:
• Author - William Roy
• Publication Information:
• Humanoids, Los Angeles, 2018
• Color or Black & White:
• 
• Genre:
• Biography
• Bibliography Available:
• Yes
• Original Language:
• French
• Historical Topic/Event:
• World War (1939-1945)
• Patent licenses
• Jewish women artists
• Geographic Setting:
• Austria
• United States
• Date Range:
• 1919 - 2020
• Tags:
• anti-semitism, wwii, motion picture actors and actresses, women inventors, feminism
• Notes:
• """"""""""""""""The most beautiful woman in the world"""""""""""""""" Her patent on frequency hopping for torpedoes turned down by U.S. military during WW II. Basis for wifi communications. Patent #2292387 Married 6 times
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