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Hedy Lamarr, the woman who invented the WiFi

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Hedy Lamarr, the woman who invented the WiFi

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1914 - Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria.

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1914 - Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria.

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1931 - Lamarr started her cinematographic career

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1931 - Lamarr started her cinematographic career

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1932 - At the age of 19 Hedy was linked in a marriage of convenience with Fritz Mandl (an arms manufacturer) Fritz was a despotic pro-Nazi who had supplied arms and ammunition to Mussolini's troops during the occupation of Abyssinia. Hedy had to give up her budding film career. Despite this, Hedy took advantage of the endless meetings in which she escorted Fritz and his clients to learn about weapons technology.

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1932 - At the age of 19 Hedy was linked in a marriage of convenience with Fritz Mandl (an arms manufacturer) Fritz was a despotic pro-Nazi who had supplied arms and ammunition to Mussolini's troops during the occupation of Abyssinia. Hedy had to give up her budding film career. Despite this, Hedy took advantage of the endless meetings in which she escorted Fritz and his clients to learn about weapons technology.

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1933 - She achieved celebrity by being the first woman to perform a film nude. It was in the film "Ecstasy", in which for 10 minutes she appears completely naked.

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1933 - She achieved celebrity by being the first woman to perform a film nude. It was in the film "Ecstasy", in which for 10 minutes she appears completely naked.

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1938 - She starred in the movie "Algiers" alongside Charles Boyer.

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1938 - She starred in the movie "Algiers" alongside Charles Boyer.

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Pepe Le Moko, a thief who escaped from France with a fortune in jewels, has for two years lived in, and virtually ruled, the mazelike, impenetrable Casbah, "native quarter" of Algiers. A French official insists that he be captured, but sly Inspector Slimane knows he need only bide his time. The suave Pepe increasingly regards his stronghold as also his prison, especially when he meets beautiful Parisian visitor Gaby, who reminds him of the boulevards to which he dare not return... and arouses the mad jealousy of Ines, his Algerian mistress.

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1941 - In 1941 Hedy met the avant-garde composer George Antheil, with whom she immediately struck up a friendship. They designed a device inspired by the perforated rolls of player pianos and the cacophonies of some of George's musical experiments. In the final design sending perforated coils were incorporated into the sending and receiving stations, which were thus able to synchronize and switch their frequencies. In this way, any intruder would detect a strange noise.

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1941 - In 1941 Hedy met the avant-garde composer George Antheil, with whom she immediately struck up a friendship. They designed a device inspired by the perforated rolls of player pianos and the cacophonies of some of George's musical experiments. In the final design sending perforated coils were incorporated into the sending and receiving stations, which were thus able to synchronize and switch their frequencies. In this way, any intruder would detect a strange noise.

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1942 - On August 11, 1942, the date on which the United States definitively entered World War II, the patent was registered in Washington, and a little later, transferred to the North American army. In the images that document it, the inscription ``H.K Markey. The initials are those of Hedwig Kiesler, Markey being her married name at the time

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1942 - On August 11, 1942, the date on which the United States definitively entered World War II, the patent was registered in Washington, and a little later, transferred to the North American army. In the images that document it, the inscription ``H.K Markey. The initials are those of Hedwig Kiesler, Markey being her married name at the time

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1942 - The first public mention of the invention appeared in the New York Times, despite which, and although no one questioned the interest and relevance of the invention, the authorities of the time did not consider the possibility of its practical realization due to technological impediments.

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1942 - The first public mention of the invention appeared in the New York Times, despite which, and although no one questioned the interest and relevance of the invention, the authorities of the time did not consider the possibility of its practical realization due to technological impediments.

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1957 - 15 years after Hedy and George's patent was registered, the American firm Sylvania Electronics developed a remote control device in which the primitive perforated scrolls had been replaced by electronic circuits.

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1957 - 15 years after Hedy and George's patent was registered, the American firm Sylvania Electronics developed a remote control device in which the primitive perforated scrolls had been replaced by electronic circuits.

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1997 - The Electronic Frontier Foundation awarded the prestigious EFF Pioneer Award to Hedy Lamarr and, posthumously, to George Antheil, at a ceremony held in San Francisco on March 12, 1997, which was attended, on behalf of the actress, by one of her sons. , Anthony Loder.

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1997 - The Electronic Frontier Foundation awarded the prestigious EFF Pioneer Award to Hedy Lamarr and, posthumously, to George Antheil, at a ceremony held in San Francisco on March 12, 1997, which was attended, on behalf of the actress, by one of her sons. , Anthony Loder.

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1997 - Lamarr and Antheil also received the Bulbie Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award, as well as an honorary distinction from the Milstar project.

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1997 - Lamarr and Antheil also received the Bulbie Gnass Spirit of Achievement Award, as well as an honorary distinction from the Milstar project.

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1998 - Hedy received in Vienna (her hometown) the Viktor Kaplan medal, awarded by the Austrian Association of Inventors and Patent Holders.

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1998 - Hedy received in Vienna (her hometown) the Viktor Kaplan medal, awarded by the Austrian Association of Inventors and Patent Holders.

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1999 - In the summer of 1999, the Vienna Kunsthalle organized a multimedia project, including a retrospective of her film career, in homage to one of the most unique actresses and inventors the century has known. It is said that when Hedy was informed of the award of the EFF prize, she remained undaunted and exclaimed succinctly: "it's about me".

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1999 - In the summer of 1999, the Vienna Kunsthalle organized a multimedia project, including a retrospective of her film career, in homage to one of the most unique actresses and inventors the century has known. It is said that when Hedy was informed of the award of the EFF prize, she remained undaunted and exclaimed succinctly: "it's about me".

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2000 - On January 19, 2000, Hedy Lamarr passed away.

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2000 - On January 19, 2000, Hedy Lamarr passed away.

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Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood Goddess Who Gave Us WiFi