Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr first rose to fame for her, shall we say risqué performances. She was the first actress to portray something we won’t mention here, but feel free to look into it. Her acting career, while impressive, is secondary to her other contributions to the world. Sadly, she would be denied any profit or even recognition for her contributions for several years thanks to the unscrupulous use of the patent system by the US military.
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After the start of WWII, she decided that she wanted to do something to help. She went on to invent the process of “frequency hopping,” a technique to prevent interference by enemy vessels on torpedo control systems. She was awarded a patent, but it went unused until it expired, at which time the US military took full advantage of her work without awarding her any of the credit that she deserves. Hedy Lamarr is far from the only inventor that has been mistreated by the military. At least they waited until the patent was expired instead of just seizing her work and declaring it classified as they would today.
You Can Thank Her For Your WiFi And Cell Phone
