Google paid tribute to Austrian film actress-turned-inventor Hedy Lamarr on her 101st birthday on Monday by posting the doodle on its homepage.

Hedy Lamarr would have thought an actress from the 1940s could have helped develop technologies we use in the modern world.

She's remembered for her beauty on the silver screen, but the Hollywood actor spent her nights inventing a weapons communication system that was a precursor to wireless technologies including Bluetooth, GPRS, Wi-Fi, reports Sydney Morning Herald.

The doodle is perfectly highlights Lamarr’s glorious life in different scenarios - movie star by day, inventor by night – set in a musical video background.
She featured in Gustav Machaty's film Ecstasy in early 1933. The same year, Lamarr got married with wealthy Austrian military arms merchant Friedrich Mandl. Soon the couple parted ways and Hedy moved to Paris where she met Louis B. Mayer, who was looking for talent in Europe.

According to NDTV, Mayer introduced Lamarr to Hollywood in 1938 and described her as the 'world's most beautiful woman'.

She received positive reviews for her debut film Algiers (1938). She featured opposite the then era's most popular leading actors. Her popular films include I Take This Woman (1940), Come Live With Me (1941) H M Pulham, Esq. (1941) with and Samson and Delilah (1949).

Lamarr also had a role to play in World War II, where she along with her friend, George Antheil, used the principles of how pianos worked to identify a way to prevent German submarines from jamming Ally radio signals.

Lamarr died in Casselberry, Florida, on 19 January 2000, aged 85.