HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr explores Hedy Lamarr’s Hollywood stardom and inventive achievements in the war effort. A Viennese-born film star of the 1930s to 1950s known as “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World,” Lamarr stored away knowledge of munitions while married to Austrian arms dealer, Friedrich “Fritz” Mandl. She employed this knowledge to support the US Navy’s war effort during World War II by inventing The Secret Communication System with composer George Antheil, which made torpedoes more accurate. Also referred to as frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, her invention is used today in cell phones, Wi-Fi, CDMA, GPS, Bluetooth, and a myriad of other wireless systems.
May 21-30, 2021
- Friday and Saturday Evenings: 7 PM
- Sunday Matinee: 2 PM
- 90 minute runtime
- Performance Pricing: $40 / $37 Members
Note: The National WWII Museum follows all COVID-19 CDC guidelines. Guests must stay with their party at their assigned table. Masks are required to be worn unless eating or drinking. This is for the safety of our patrons as well as our performer. For more information on our procedures, please visit https://www.nationalww2museum.org/know-before-you-go.
