Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
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Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, better known as Hedy Lamarr, was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor whose pioneering work on frequency-hopping technology laid the groundwork for modern wireless communications.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian-American
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coInvented | frequency-hopping guidance system for torpedoes ⓘ |
| coInventorWith | George Antheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-01-19 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kiesler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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inventing ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Hedwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedTechnology |
Bluetooth
NERFINISHED
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CDMA NERFINISHED ⓘ Wi-Fi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hollywood film roles in the 1930s and 1940s
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frequency-hopping spread spectrum ⓘ pioneering work in wireless communication technology ⓘ |
| middleName |
Eva
NERFINISHED
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Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award
NERFINISHED
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Invention Convention Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
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Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson and Delilah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziegfeld Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film producer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| patentGrantDate | 1942-08-11 ⓘ |
| patentGranted | US Patent 2,292,387 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patentTitle | Secret Communication System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Casselberry, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Friedrich Mandl
NERFINISHED
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Gene Markey NERFINISHED ⓘ John Loder NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis J. Boies NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Stauffer NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Howard Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Hedy Lamarr