An Evening with Hedy Lamarr: A Zoom Lecture & Discussion About the “Mother of WiFi”

Join us for a fascinating Zoom lecture and discussion that chronicles the life and times of Hedy Lamarr. Led by Mike Broemmel, author of the award-winning play Stand Still & Look Stupid about the actor and inventor, we learn about the woman often-times called the "Mother of WiFi," who was also known as "the most beautiful girl in the world" during her time in Hollywood. A truly incomparable life story. Participants also receive a digital copy of Stand Still & Look Stupid. The gathering is on Zoom, a link provided after registration. FROM HOLLYWOOD AND INTO HISTORY -- THE TRUE STORY OF HEDY LAMARR Hedy Lamarr. As a 19-year-old girl she revolutionized the film industry as the first woman in a mainstream movie to be portrayed in sexual rapture. Hedy Lamarr. At the height of her Hollywood career, she developed technology that made her one of the most important inventors in all of history. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD At the time of the Nazi annexation of Austria, Hedy Lamarr fled to the United States. Within a couple of years, she became one of the most talked-about actors on the silver screen. After her first U.S. motion picture, Lamarr was known as “the most beautiful girl in the world,” a moniker she would carry throughout her career. She made over 20 Hollywood films before leaving the industry and living most of the rest of her life in seclusion. INVENTOR WHO REVOLUTIONIZED GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Spread spectrum technology, conceived by Hedy Lamarr, is indispensable for wireless communication. Her invention is described as the backbone of the digital communications age … from mobile phones to WiFi to GPS to Bluetooth to the barcode scanner at the market … and countless other technologies. Global communication exists … because of a woman once best known as the most beautiful girl in the world.