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Old 12-09-2014, 08:21 PM
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hedy sued....
hell, she's probably better known for that movie than anything she ever did.
Hedy Lamarr co-invented technology for spread spectrum and frequency hopping that was deemed critical to the war effort. It's also the basis for today's cell phone technology.

She might presently be best known as a punch line but that's unfortanate. She's worth a Google.
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Old 12-10-2014, 07:57 AM
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Hedy Lamarr co-invented technology for spread spectrum and frequency hopping that was deemed critical to the war effort. It's also the basis for today's cell phone technology.

She might presently be best known as a punch line but that's unfortanate. She's worth a Google.
i saw that story about her on a science program not long ago-fascinating stuff!

another that caught me by surprise-mike nesmith of the monkees...his mom invented white out for 3m.
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