Hedy Lamarr,

Google on Monday paid tribute to Hedy Lamarr, the 1940s movie star-turned-inventor on her 101th birth anniversary.

The Austrian-born actor was called "the most beautiful woman in the world.”

Thanks to Lamarr's work on "frequency hopping," which paved the way for modern day technologies such as Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi, we are now well connected with the world.

Lamarr also had a role to play in World War II, where she along with her friend, George Antheil, used the principles of how pianos worked to identify a way to prevent German submarines from jamming Ally radio signals.

"We love highlighting the many good stories about women’s achievements in science and technology. When the story involves a 1940s Hollywood star-turned-inventor who developed technologies we all use with our smartphones today… well, we just have to share it with the world, Jennifer Hom, who created the doodle," wrote in a blog

Hedy Lamarr was a real beauty with near pure white complexion and deep black hair that seemed to almost sparkle. A great combination back in the days of black and white film. Hedy died in a small apartment in Orlando, Florida, 19 January 2000 alone and nearly forgotten by the world. She was 86 years old. -

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