Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr is heartbreakingly beautiful and intelligent to boot. She is the brains behind the Lamarr-Antheil patent on frequency hopping which allows everyone to talk on their cell phones without someone listening in on the same line (party line, anyone?). Yeah, Hedy Lamarr made it possible for everyone to have the technological goodness of a cell phone. If you want to research her patent, google it, because there are drawings and tons of good stuff to read. And what totally seals the deal for me is this awesome quote of hers: "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." She has a mouth on her too.