Happy birthday Hedy Lamarr, wireless technology pioneer

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Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr, born 100 years ago today, was best known for her work on the silver screen. The Vienna-born actress also gained recognition however for co-inventing the technology underpinning modern wireless communications.

Heather Knight, social roboticist and robot comedy pioneer

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It’s no secret that Heather Knight has a thing for robots. As a doctoral student, public speaker and founder of theatre company Marilyn Monrobot, Heather drives new insights into human-computer interaction at the intersection of robotics and the entertainment industry.