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Alexandra Dean's fascinating documentary "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story," which has been making the film festival rounds for the last year, is now available on Netflix. The Austrian-born Lamarr was famous around the world for her beauty. Less well known is her passion for inventing. Dean not only sheds light on the early life and career of the actress but also provides extraordinary details about Lamarr's role in the creation of frequency hopping, one of the most widely used mechanisms in communication systems today.
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Alexandra Dean's fascinating documentary "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story," which has been making the film festival rounds for the last year, is now available on Netflix. The Austrian-born Lamarr was famous around the world for her beauty. Less well known is her passion for inventing. Dean not only sheds light on the early life and career of the actress but also provides extraordinary details about Lamarr's role in the creation of frequency hopping, one of the most widely used mechanisms in communication systems today.
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