Born: November 9, 1913 in Vienna, Austria
Died: January 19, 2000
During WWII, she co-invented Frequency Hopping, a way to stop enemies from jamming radio signals. She dropped out at 16 to pursue her hollywood dreams.
The invention of the Secret Communication System ended up becoming the blueprint of modern day Wifi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
Preliminary to the United States joining WWII, she participated in the discussions of aircraft design discussions with Howard Hughes, a famous American aerospace engineer. She found inventing to be a hobby and passion she that did on the side to prove herself useful in more important innovations.
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