Who invented "frequency-hopping spread spectrum" and an element of the modern day Wi-Fi?
Correct answer: George Antheil and Hedy Lamarr
LJ
Jaw dropping. No formal military experience, some second hand knowledge and a musician put this together.
Pimpao +
Smart and beautifull !!
RaunchRabbit1
I don't know why his name apears 1st, as the impetus for the invention as well as most of the development was HER idea. Also, it was designed as a method to PREVENT the Germans from "tracking and jamming" OUR torpedoes. Lastly, she never made a dime for this invention used all over the world for 100's of sytems.
MagnifiKit7170
Hedy, you rock...I own her autobiography "Hedy's Folly". Great read.
Nolan Void
she doesn't get the credit she deserves
Player #4513287
That was mostly Hedy Lamarr, though, so maybe her name could appear first on the answer...
FaithfulReader
The picture was a bit of a hint!
stillyp
There is a documentary on the subject on Netflix, it is eye opening.
Nutshell
I LOVED her as a teenager!
My father would yell at me, "You can be beautiful, 'Nutshell', or you can be smart but people can only steal ONE of those things from you"
So... I'd finish getting ready for my date, give him a kiss on the cheek and tell him, "Remember Hedy Lamar, dad? I'll be home before curfew!'
"garunph. fine."
(I apologize for accidentally posting my last comment too soon!)
Nutshell
OMG! The comments here shocked me, I thought more people knew this... this was not the only thing she did. She was SO smart and just amazing!
Fateh
Man invented internet without using any internet
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Nood
1003244esut Huygens guy duv
karu
well people says beautiful women can't be intelligent, but how she had both? interesting to know
Elenora
longer answer correct answer
Roy Jones
stillyp, what show?
LillySparrow
RaunchRabbit1, right! Women couldn’t get the credit back then . . . “Oh, it was his idea and I’m just riding the coattails” NOT!
Autumn
RaunchRabbit1, completely agree!
Player #118103951
There is a documentary entitled Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, which goes into great depth about this invention and her contribution to it. Also, at first, the invention was ignored by the military because she was "just an actress" and how could she invention something that complicated. SMH
Boyd
Player #43292210, 😝
tessa
she is beutiful
KittyA9
Patent granted “to“ not “by”.
Flower
Mry2, best sel
Mry2
Had no clue!!
Larisa
RaunchRabbit1, welcome to the world, sadly...
Ben
She invented the Spirit Box.
DI 1313
wow! didn't know that
Joe
well i clicked on the right answer cuz it was the longest lol 😅😅
Mayari
Beauty and Brains !!
Fishu
Innovative ideas of both are uses in today's technology
fairy
you are asking hard question please ask easy I don't know who is she because I'm 9 years old so please 9 year age standard question
Space
FaithfulReader, yeah, cuz I was clueless! :)
spyguy13
she never made a dime??!!
Vukodlak
LJ, power of music
Donna
RaunchRabbit1, I also agree-this was HER INVENTION
Donna
Hedy Lamar didn't get the acknowledgement for her scientific brain!
sillybee
ravn, except for the principal writer who's first then the "also contributed" are alphabetized
Bambi
I didn't have a clue what the answer was, but got it right because of the picture. Seems Dev's want us to geat
Brian
Try telling that to the CSIRO who claim they invented WIFI.
Player #47640178
LJ, nothing important ever comes from people with formal military experience. Don't be so surprised