happy 105th birthday to hedy lamarr, an austrian-american actress & mathematician, the principles of her inventions are now incorporated into modern wi-fi, CDMA and bluetooth technology.
[born on this day in 1914]
photos taken in 1938 by alfred eisenstaedt
Louise in a lovely “key-book” photo by Paramount’s Eugene Robert Richee from “Now We’re in the Air” (1927). An original 8x10 gelatin silver print of this image (and one other from the film) sold at auction for $3000 in 2010.