Published by

Bob Lynn

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1–2 minutes

Hedy Lamarr: Famous Face, Forgotten Frequencies

In June 2025, Vox Meditantis hailed Hedy Lamarr as the glamorous inventor behind WiFi and GPS. She has read it, and she would like a word. Over one long conversation and five letters from readers, the most photographed face of the 1940s walks us through paper rolls and eighty-eight channels hopping in step. The Navy, she concedes, was rude but largely right. A Caltech professor finally gets his credit, while a worn strip of film outranks every medal she won. Being famous, it turns out, is not the same as being read. Listen closely, because her signal never stays put.

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