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Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler (1914 - 2000), [[Stage Names|better known as]] '''Hedy Lamarr''', was an Austrian actress active in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1950s. One of her first starring roles was in the dialog-light film ''Ekstase'', which featured a long scene of Lamarr fully nude. While the [[Hays Code]] made a repeat performance in America impossible, the reputation as a dark and glamorous [[Ms. Fanservice]] did follow her. Subsequent films included an adaptation of [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''Tortilla Flat'' and the [[Cecil B. DeMille]] film ''Samson and Delilah''.
Lamarr was also [[Hot Scientist|very mathematically talented]]; her most notable non-movie achievement was inventing, along with composer George Antheil, a form of radio frequency hopping that is the basis for components of wi-fi and cordless phones today. Or as [[Cracked.com]] put it, she's the world's sexiest mad scientist. If you're reading this page on a smartphone screen, thank Ms. Lamarr for making that possible.
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