Hedy Lamarr, the actress who ... sorry, Hedy Lamarr, the inventor whose innovations on radio wave 'frequency-hopping' for submarines during WWII laid the framework for multi-billion dollar industries such as WiFi and Bluetooth decades later - while she never received a penny. I hadn't watched any of Lamarr's films before this documentary, but saw her most famous Samson and Delilah afterwards, and realized why she'd been so wronged during her lifetime: it's extremely difficult to see past that blinding star power - let alone see a scientist. A must-see for anyone familiar with her work; movies or otherwise.
PS: Available on Netflix.
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