Hedy Lamarr, from Hollywood porn star to inventor, should everyone who has used mobile phones thank her?

The Hollywood Walk of Fame in California is a famous tourist attraction. There are more than 2,500 star-shaped medals here, and one of them belongs to Hedy Lamarr. Hedy Lamarr is the first actress in the world to appear naked. She is hailed by Hollywood as the most beautiful woman in the world. In addition, she also has a little-known identity, that is, an inventor, who is indispensable in modern life. The mobile phone was developed based on her invention patent.

Dedicated to the movie, she was labeled as a vase

Heidi Lamarr was born in a Jewish family in Vienna. One of her parents is a bank director and the other is a musician, so Family conditions are considered to be above average. Hedy Lamarr was very cute when she was a child, and she became even more beautiful when she grew up. She started studying acting at the age of 16, and became the heroine of the movie "Charmed" at the age of 18. Due to the many large-scale shots in this film, Hedy Lamarr has since been labeled a vase.

Not long after the release of "Charmed", Hedy Lamarr had a flash marriage with the famous Austrian arms dealer Mandel. However, her marriage was not happy because Mandel only liked her. In appearance, he has always regarded Hedy Lamarr as a flower vase, and often used the large-scale scenes in "Charmed" to humiliate her. Four years later, Hedy Lamarr fled to Paris, France, and her marriage to Mandel also came to an end.

To enter Hollywood, she wants to cross over and become an inventor

Heidi Lamarr met a noble man in Paris, Louis Meyer, the boss of MGM, and the two parties signed a contract With a seven-year contract, Hedy Lamarr officially entered Hollywood. However, beauty is sometimes a double-edged sword. Although Hedy Lamarr later appeared in many movies, she has never been able to get rid of the label of "vase". When Hedy Lamarr started to show her talents in Hollywood, World War II was going on in Europe, and many Jews were persecuted by the Nazis, which gave Hedy Lamarr the idea of ??developing new weapons.

It may seem like a whimsical idea for a Hollywood movie star to want to invent, but Hedy Lamarr has this ability. She majored in mathematics and communications when she was in school, and she also has a unique talent. advantages. Hedy Lamarr's ex-husband Mandel was an arms supplier to the Nazis. They did not avoid Hedy Lamarr when they were researching wireless communication technology. This gave her the opportunity to have access to top-secret scientific and technological intelligence of the Nazi military.

Obtained an invention patent, and it was only recognized by the world 55 years later

With the support of the American Inventors Council, Hedy Lamarr began her invention journey, and she developed Radio communication technology was intended to be used on torpedoes. Inventions do not happen overnight. Just when Hedy Lamarr's inventions were stagnant, the appearance of musician George Antheil made her suddenly enlightened. Later, they collaborated to develop frequency hopping technology and used their skills to create inventions. An invention patent for "secret communication system" was filed in the name.