Six female scientists who changed history: Beatrix Potter, Hedy Lamarr and the woman who saved America from thalidomide
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As well as being a Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr was an inventor who developed a radio guidance system for torpedoes and frequency hopping technology now used in wi-fi, CDMA and Bluetooth technology.
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An author, an actress and more than one whose work was ripped off by men. On the first United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, take a look at six female scientists who helped shape history.
Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Keisler)