By way of analogy, did the Jules Verne story of a rocket to the Moon launched from Florida lead to the development of the V-2 and our Moon landing program? Did Hitler read Jules Verne and then tell von Braun to make me a bunch of those to bombard London? Did the US Congress decide on a Florida launch site for our manned space program because key people had read Jules Verne?
No, what actually happened is that the hard facts of physics, the state of science and technology, and demands of an era guide new developments. Verne and Lamar may be said to have anticipated some technical aspects far in the future. That is a more modest claim for them but still worthy of note.
No, that’s not fair. Verne had a fantastical idea for a story. Hedy developed and patented an actual technology and yes multiband frequency-hopping comms is part of those modern implementations. Hedy had the patent.
I don’t know. What is this? The inquisition? I’m not under oath in a court room
I’m going by what is written. If it’s wrong it’s wrong. I don’t care
The point made in most reports is she didn’t get proper credit. And definitely not from the Navy.
What if the person who helped shape the tech in your pocket was also a glamorous movie star—with a secret life as an inventor?
Most kids learn that great ideas come from labs and universities. Hedy Lamarr’s story flips that belief upside down. In Hedy Lamarr and the Secret of Wi‑Fi,
I’ll try this again
I don’t know. What is this? The inquisition? I’m not under oath in a court room
I’m going by what is written. If it’s wrong it’s wrong. I don’t care
The point made in most reports is she didn’t get proper credit. And definitely not from the Navy.
From the synopsis of her bio:
“What if the person who helped shape the tech in your pocket was also a glamorous movie star—with a secret life as an inventor?
Most kids learn that great ideas come from labs and universities. Hedy Lamarr’s story flips that belief upside down. In Hedy Lamarr and the Secret of Wi‑Fi,”