The 10 Most Influential Technologies Invented By Women
1. Wi-Fi: Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress who starred in such films as Samson and Delilah, Ecstasy, and Ziegfeld Girl in the 1930s and 40s. But Lamarr was much more than an actress. During the Second World War, Lamarr was involved in developing a device that would prevent enemy ships from blocking torpedo signals. Lamarr and her coworkers were able to develop a device that would allow the radio guidance transmitter and the torpedo’s receiver to jump between frequencies simultaneously, which became known as “frequency hopping....