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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

A profile of Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), who was known as the world's most beautiful woman. Behind the pretty face, however, was the mind of an ingenious inventor whose pioneering work helped revolutionize modern communication. An Austrian Jewish emigrant, she invented a covert communication system to try to help defeat the Nazis; and it was her concept that is now used as the basis for secure WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth technologies.

English
  • Originally Aired May 18, 2018
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 3104
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Alexandra Dean Director