Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hedy Lamarr

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Hedy Lamarr Marker

Inscription. Hedy Lamarr
1914 - 2000
Casselberry

Hollywood icon and Florida resident for her groundbreaking invention of the Secret Communication System, which led to the creation of various technologies used to support Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth, spawning the advancement of cybersecurity

Inducted September 20, 2019

Erected by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Entertainment • Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 28° 3.454′ N, 82° 24.925′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Andrew V. Schally (here, next to this marker); Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (here, next to this marker); M.J. Soileau (here, next

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to this marker); Jacqueline W. Quinn (here, next to this marker); Luther G. Simjian (here, next to this marker); Chris A. Malochowsky (here, next to this marker); Michael Bass (here, next to this marker); Alan F. List (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Hedy Lamarr Marker

Hedy Lamarr, 1939.jpg image. Click for full size.

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3. Hedy Lamarr, 1939.jpg

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.