Lady Gaga and Adam Driver give us animal grunting in House of Gucci and Agathe Rousselle mates with a car in Titane – but that’s tame compared with some of the sexual themes cinema has found to explore
March 2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story review – startling life of the film star/inventor
This excellent documentary celebrates the glamorous Hollywood icon and brilliant engineer whose groundbreaking work led to Bluetooth and wifi
Hedy Lamarr – the 1940s ‘bombshell’ who helped invent wifi
The actor, who depicted film’s first female orgasm, was well known for her scandalous love life and sultry beauty. Now, a new documentary explores how her scientific talents were vastly overlooked
Graphic novel of the month
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu – review
This celebration of 30 amazing women largely forgotten by history is a modern classic
November 2017
Film tells how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr helped to invent wifi
Hedy Lamarr starred in biblical blockbusters . Now a Susan Sarandon-produced film will tell how her scientific work pioneered modern communications
October 2015
On Ada Lovelace Day, here are seven other pioneering women in tech
Celebrating the Victorian thought to be the first computer programmer, a look at other female innovators – from gamers to coders to Hollywood stars
December 2011
Shortcuts
If it wasn't for Hedy Lamarr, we wouldn't have Wi-Fi
And did you know Barbara Cartland pioneered a towing method for gliders?
