#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.