But sadly, it didnt do any justice for remembering her true brilliance.
Thus Lamarr often found herself in discussions involving military technology with Mandl into the wee hours of the morning.
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For Lamarr, this newfound freedom had Hollywood trapping her in another form of captivity.
People gawk at me like I was like something in a zoo, she toldLife Magazinein 1938.
Indeed, Lamarr had partitioned off a room in her house exclusively for this engineering hobby.
Experts at the time acknowledged the possibilities, but the U.S. Navy might have just seen a pretty face.
She acquiesced and did the same.
It proved instrumental during the blockade, which saw the globe briefly on the precipice of World War III.
And now the principles of the technology are attached to the devices that follow our every move today.
Unlike landlines, which have precisely one connection, cellphones share a wide bandwidth carrier channel.
From Blazing Saddles:
Governor William J.
Le Petomane: Thank you, Hedy, thank you.
Hedley Lamarr: Its not Hedy, its Hedley.
Governor Le Petomane: What the Hell are you worried about?
Youll be able to sue her!
Now thats a dropped call.
