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'If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude. I hope to make you use your imagination.'-- Hedy Lamarr
Quick, for what was Hedy Lamarr best known?
Born in 1913 in Austria, this beauty was part of the golden age of Hollywood. She was a box office sensation sharing the stage with the likes of Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy.
What you probably don't know about her is that in 1942 she and her friend, composer George Antheil, received a patent for an idea that was originally hers. It was a method of radio signaling that would eventually make way for spread spectrum and frequency hopping, necessary for the wireless communication we enjoy today.
The pairs intention was for the US Military to use the technology to interrupt the path of torpedo's in wartime. The Navy met the idea with opposition and did not pick up the technology until 1962. In 1998 the pair received some recognition for their work.
The next time you pick up your iPhone or iPad... you can thank this amazing woman.
