The pedant inside me wants to point out she co-invented "Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum" which is a method of transmitting radio signals by rapidly switching a carrier among many frequency channels using a pseudorandom sequence known to both transmitter and receiver. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS communications all use this method however it would be wrong to say Hedy Lamarr and co-inventor George Antheil invented these additional technologies and then just forget the list of other people who had to invent all the actual stuff that makes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS work. With this reasoning it's like saying Heinrich Rudolf Hertz who made the first transmission of radio waves actually invented Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. This would also be wrong for more obvious reasons. But I suppose putting "Co-invented Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum" at the bottom of the picture wouldn't grab peoples attention despite it being an awesome invention.
Its ok. This is just a proof that the woman has brains and she's not the typical dumb actress who can't do anything so she just acts. So co-inventor of wi-fi etc. or not, I dont care. She's still worthy of praise. Just saying..
Wow zombie, you did a far better job of clarifying that than I would have.
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The cool thing about the story behind it is that she drew out a rough sketch of it on a cocktail napkin at a Hollywood party just prior to America's entry to WW2.
Although she helped come up with the technology, they were basicly laughed at by the government and absolutely nothing became of it. Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum would then be rediscovered and used for wifi and such, but only independently so. Although she was one of the first to put it down on paper; wifi, bluetooth and gps all were invented free from her influence. Hedy Lamarr is a fine actress, but deserves no credit for our modern technology.
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The cool thing about the story behind it is that she drew out a rough sketch of it on a cocktail napkin at a Hollywood party just prior to America's entry to WW2.
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