Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Brain power
Celebrated as “the most beautiful woman in the world” during her Hollywood heyday in the 1940s, film star Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) ultimately proved that her brain was even more extraordinary than her beauty. Eager to aid Allied forces during World War II, she explored potential military applications for radio technology. She theorized that varying radio frequencies at irregular intervals would prevent interception or jamming of transmissions, thereby creating an innovative communication system. Lamarr shared her concept for utilizing “frequency hopping” with the U.S. Navy and codeveloped a patent in 1941. Today, Lamarr’s innovation makes possible a wide range of wireless communications technologies, including Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.
James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Tony Martin in a Paint Book from Ziegfeld Girl
- depicted
- Stewart, James
- publisher
- Merrill Publishing Company
- associated institution
- MGM
- depicted
- Garland, Judy
- Lamarr, Hedy
- Turner, Lana
- Martin, Tony
- Merrill Publishing Company
- Description
- James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Tony Martin in a Paint Book from Ziegfeld Girl. The Merrill Publishing Company published this 48-page paint book. It includes pictures and texts which describe activities on movie set and behind-the-scenes, describing the costumes.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Donald E. Grepke in memory of Carolyn Grepke
- 1941
- ID Number
- 2001.3007.41
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3007
- catalog number
- 2001.3007.41
- Object Name
- Paint Book
- Measurements
- overall: 15 in x 10 1/4 in; 38.1 cm x 26.035 cm
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Motion Pictures
- Record ID
- nmah_1292100
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b58e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
