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Few inventors have been more glamorous than actress Hedy Lamarr, whose idea for a torpedo-guidance system is still used by today's military.

Few inventors have been more glamorous than Hedy Lamarr, whose idea for a torpedo-guidance system is till used by today's military.

As the leader of the Network Information Center (NIC), Feinler led the team that devised today’s familiar internet dot-com domains.

America needs more young people involved in STEM subjects to maintain its position as a global leader. We can’t afford to overlook women or minority students.

The developer of early computer software for defense applications, she was a trailblazer in the fields of data encryption, lasers, and medical technology.

The Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA recalls how she was inspired to become a NASA rocket scientist.

She did it because the servants broke the china

“I was able to be creative and work as hard as I wanted.”

One of the first computer programmers, she helped develop the widely used COBOL language and became a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy