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#OnThisDay, 11 Aug 1942 Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil receive a patent for their radio guidance system – the tech that now underpins wifi.

Learn more about Hedy's remarkable life here: https://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememberthispodcastblog/2015/1/14/star-wars-episode-iii-hedy-lamarr-ymrt-29

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The patent showing H K Markey et al's secret communication system. Hedy Kiesler Markey was Hedy Lamarr's non-stage name at the time.
Publicity photo of Hedy Lamarr. She is a white woman with darkish hair, playing cards and theatrically winking to camera as she shows the audience her hand.

Star Wars Episode III: Hedy Lamarr (YMRT #29)

Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts . Hedy Lamarr was a pioneer in more ways than one. After inventing the movie sex scene scandal as the Austrian teenage star of the banned film Ecstasy , she gave up acting to become a trophy wife to a Fas…
Karina Longworth (You Must Remember This)
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