hedy lamar was from austria. she was married to a missions tycoon. she escaped way beforehand and came to hollywood. not only was she beyond beautiful, she was beyond smart. i don't think they could measure her iq. she invented that pulsating radar transmission and it's absolutely incredible. i am when it comesec to technoly and she just sat down one day with a male counterpart in the two of them together worked it out. because she was a female well, she didn't get any credit for it at the time. she still really hasn't gotten the full appreciation for what she did. if congress was to strike another congressional gold medal which is not the same as the medal of honor by the way, there would be a gold medal for certain people in the contributions to the war effort, she should certainly be there. >> it was vital to the allies to know exactly what was happening without giving away the facts concentrating on normandy to the effect of pay tribute to the hundreds of nameless people predominantly women who reported on every single change they saw as they del