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obamanut2012

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10. And Hedy Lemarr
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 11:14 AM
Jul 2012

Yes, the actress, who formulated frequency hopping and spread spectrum communications, which means she invented wireless communication, used from precomputer days by the military until now. Basically, we have cell phones, guided torpedoes, wifi, bluetooth, and many other things because of her.

The US Government never gave her proper credit. Of course.

She was also born in Austria-Hungary, but was a huge Allied patriot during WW II, and was a tireless war bonds fundraiser.

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Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 OP
List needs Grace Murray Hopper... PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #1
Does it ever. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #6
That's *Rear Admiral* Grace Hopper, btw. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #9
That's who I was thinking of, too!!! nt valerief Jul 2012 #11
I knew them all!!! Yay!!! DeSwiss Jul 2012 #2
I remember reading every biography I could find about Maria xmas74 Jul 2012 #3
Pfft. Any list that doesn't include Hedy Lamarr is incomplete at best. TheWraith Jul 2012 #4
I always liked Stephanie Kwolek jmowreader Jul 2012 #5
Another one: Henrietta Leavitt longship Jul 2012 #7
Not a mathematician in the bunch ? Let's fix that ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #8
And Hedy Lemarr obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #10
I've never ever heard that story. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #13
It really is! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #14
My favorite podcast did an episode on her. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #20
This is a great thread. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #12
Do we have Ada Lovelace yet? Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #15
wonderful article shireen Jul 2012 #16
K&R SunSeeker Jul 2012 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2012 #18
cool. respect to these (sadly) unheralded women pioneers. dionysus Sep 2014 #19
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