Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesle (November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor. Here you can see some beautiful pictures of her.

Hedy Lamarr

This is not a joke. There really is such a thing as National Engineers Week. Personally, I'd never heard of it until I went to work for Major Electronics Manufacturer almost 17 years ago. We make a bit of a big deal about it, with a recognition program for "Engineer of the Year" posters, pictures of the winners and such. If you get picked to the final group, you get a nice bunch of mementos, and a picture with a VP. Whenever the topic of famous engineers comes up, after the one or two people…

Hedy Lamarr