From practical gadgets to cutting edge technology concepts, a surprising number of well known stars have secured official patents for inventions of their own. Whether driven by curiosity, necessity, ...

Married. Hedy Lamarr (real name: Hedy Kiesler Mandl), 24, sultry Viennese cinemactress (Extase, Algiers’); and Gene Markey, 43, cinema producer; both for the second time; in Mexicali, Lower Calif.

Hedy Lamarr is feted as much for her intellect as for her beauty in this captivating novel set in the 1930s. As a young Austrian actress, Hedy (born Hedwig Kiesler) makes a scandalous, avant-garde ...

Perhaps best known for her role as a Hollywood actress in classic films, Lamarr was also an inventor. Learn more about her life in the following article. The importance of Lamarr’s achievements has ...

Hedy Lamarr was known to most people as the striking star of films like Algiers, Ziegfeld Girl, and Samson and Delilah – the kind of actor whose presence seemed to fill a theater on its own. Off ...

Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil’s US Patent 2,292,387. Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr and American composer George Antheil filed a US patent application June 10, 1941, Serial No. 397,412, titled “Secret ...

Frederick John Kiesler has one of the smallest frames and biggest brains in contemporary art. A gentle, Vienna-born egotist, he lives in strict simplicity in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, and at 58 ...

The years between the end of World War I and the rise of Hitler were tough times for the German people as they were recovering from a monstrous defeat. Still, aspects of German life were humming. 1919 ...

Did you know Hedy Lamarr invented Bluetooth? Well, sort of. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (both registered trademarks) are an essential part of modern life. You probably won’t have to look very hard to find ...

After an overview of her career, we follow Hedy Lamarr’s life starting in Austria, to her fleeing and increasing hostile environment in pre-war Austria, to Hollywood and her life as both a movie star ...