Tag: Calling Hedy Lamarr

Calling Hedy Lamarr: Inventor, Glamour Goddess, and Hollywood Icon – Part 1

Calling Hedy Lamarr: Inventor, Glamour Goddess, and Hollywood Icon – Part 1

February 8, 2017 | By

Reviews of two docs on legendary Hollywood beauty Hedy Lamarr and her discrete activities as an influential inventor: Calling Hedy Lamarr (2004) + Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star (2006).

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Film: Calling Hedy Lamarr (2004)

Film: Calling Hedy Lamarr (2004)

February 8, 2017 | By

Georg Misch’s 2004 documentary is built around the revelation of the famous actress’ co-creation of spread spectrum frequency hopping, an alternating frequency system designed & patented during WWII to ensure radio-controlled torpedoes couldn’t be jammed by the Nazis…

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