Meet Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood icon and inventor called the mother of Wi-Fi

In an era, where women's aptitude was often overshadowed by their appearance, one lady broke all expectations and barriers and pursued all of her interests fiercely. She went from being a homemaker to Old Hollywood's biggest actress and a World War II inventor. She was Hedy Lamarr and this is her story.Back in AustriaHedy Lamarr was born as Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna on November 9, 1914 as the daughter of a bank director Emil Kiesler and a concert pianist, Gertrud Kiesler. At the age of five, she is said to have taken a musical clock apart to understand how it works. Her mother encouraged her to participate in art and Lamarr became interested in acting at a young age, taking classes and eventually landing roles in films and theatre.