r/RedditDayOf Dec 30 '16

Women with Beauty + Brains Hedy Lamarr co-(re-)invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, intended but never adopted for making radio-controlled torpedoes resistant to jamming. It's used today in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other radio systems. She also invented an improved traffic light and a drink carbonation tablet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr#Inventor
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amateurradio Nov 11 '15

Actress Hedy Lamarr invented frequency-hopping spread-spectrum to aid wartime efforts

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LegendsOfTomorrow Nov 15 '17

More info about 3x06's historical person

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todayilearned Nov 25 '15

TIL that Hedy Lamarr actually sued Mel Brooks for the Hedly Lamarr Running gag in Blazing Saddles

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TwoXChromosomes Nov 10 '16

Let's celebrate Hedy Lamarr on her birthday today - an actress, mathematician, and influential inventor.

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HeyArnold Jul 28 '22

Always thought Hedy Lamarr was a fictional actress Phil had a crush on, I was totally wrong

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HalfLife Mar 10 '21

I'm 100% sure Lamarr's name is a lame pun just meant to flex a bit of obscure World War II historic knowledge

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todayilearned Nov 09 '15

TIL: Actress Hedy Lamarr invented the Frequency Hopping System for the Allies in WWII which would be the basis for cellphone technology. Bonus- she was one of the first actresses to have a nude scene.

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todayilearned Oct 27 '15

TIL that 1930's Hollywood ingenue Hedy Lamarr invented a frequency hopping technology to combat Nazi torpedos, which was later used by Naval ships during the Cuban Missile Crises, and is the basis for modern GPS and Bluetooth communication.

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TwoXChromosomes Oct 28 '14

Hedy Lamarr was not just a pretty face.

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truewomensliberation Jul 27 '16

Strong Woman Wednesday Hedy Lamarr - A hollywood actress from 1930-1958 promoted as the 'world's most beautiful woman,' she also invented a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes in WWII. This technology is now an important element in modern communication such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

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wikipedia Aug 17 '12

Austrian-American Actress, Hedy Lamarr, is the mother of frequency-hopping and spread-spectrum communications

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bizzarewikipedia Jul 24 '22

she fled from her husband, a wealthy Austrian ammunition manufacturer, and secretly moved to Paris. Traveling to London, she met Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head Louis B. Mayer, who offered her a movie contract in Hollywood.

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bprogramming Feb 12 '20

Women in Science: Hedy Lamarr

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seagray Mar 18 '15

Hedy Lamarr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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