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The two of them were extremely passionate about a variety of topics but were especially concerned with the impending WWII. They wanted to contribute to the cause and develop a system to help the fight against the Axis powers.
This was when they came up with the technological system known as “frequency hopping.” It allowed radio guidance transmitters and torpedo receivers to hop from frequency to frequency.
They patented it as their “Secret Communications System,” which helped make torpedos harder for enemies to detect. This kind of technology became the foundation for further advancements, such as WiFi and Bluetooth communication systems.
Despite their diligent work, the Navy decided against implementing their system, and Hedy actually never received a penny for her efforts. Nevertheless, she continued to act in various films and support the war efforts in other ways, and also became an American citizen in 1953.
In her later years, she finally started receiving proper recognition for all of her inventive contributions. She and George won the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer Award in 1997.
In addition, she became the first woman to win the Invention Convention’s Bulbie Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award. After she died at the age of 85 in 2000, she was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Now, Hedy Lamarr’s legacy lives on– not only as an iconic Hollywood actress but as “the mother of WiFi.”
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