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How the 'most beautiful woman in the world' laid the foundation of Wi-Fi

Amidst the glitz and glamour of Hollywood in the 1940s, Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-American actress and inventor, laid the groundwork for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth technologies

The story of Hedy Lamarr, the woman who laid the foundation of Wi-Fi, does not begin in a tech lab of the 21st century but amidst the turmoil of World War II. In the early 1940s, amidst the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, Lamarr, an Austrian-American actress and inventor, laid the groundwork for Wi-Fi, alongside GPS, and Bluetooth technologies. An article published by Digitaltrends suggests she even contributed ideas for improved traffic stoplights and a tablet that would dissolve in water to create a carbonated drink.

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