One Of The List’s Most Fascinating Ladies
Of the ladies shown here, Hedy Lamarr is without a doubt one of the most intriguing. But her claim to fame goes much beyond being the first woman to be videotaped executing certain acts, which earned her the title of “Guinness World Records” holder.
After the outbreak of World War II, she devised a solution to the issue of enemy ships blocking the radio signals submarines need to control torpedoes: “frequency hopping.” It wasn’t until after she filed a patent that it formed the foundation of several military and civilian technologies.