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To: Rockingham

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,


40 posted on 04/17/2026 5:25:59 AM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

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,”


41 posted on 04/17/2026 5:27:11 AM PDT by stanne
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