Hedy Lamarr was born on November 9, 1914, and passed away on January 19, 2000. Lamarr was an actress and inventor who was behind the basis of Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. At the age of sixteen, she was discovered by director Max Reinhardt. Then, she started studying acting with him at his drama school. Afterwards, she starred in many films before working on an invention with George Antheil. The invention helped keep secret messages that were sent from being intercepted by others. This would have been very useful during WWII which was when this invention was made. However, after the patent for the invention was made, it was never used. Her device was not recognized until she was in her eighties in 1997. Then, she received the Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Fourteen years after her death, she was added to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Her ideas were the basis of Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Without her, none of those modern day inventions would have existed.