Hedy-Lamarr
Lamarr’s patent is an important early example of engineering intended to make radio control more resistant to interference. Its history belongs in the broader lineage of secure and resilient communications.
Austrian-born American inventor and actor who co-patented a frequency-hopping communications system with George Antheil during the Second World War.
Historical contribution
Lamarr’s patent is an important early example of engineering intended to make radio control more resistant to interference. Its history belongs in the broader lineage of secure and resilient communications.
In memoriam
Hedy-Lamarr died in 2000. This archive remembers their contribution with care and credits the historical record on which this account relies.
Timeline
- 1914-11-09Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
- 1942Receives a U.S. patent with George Antheil for a secret-communication system.
- 1997Receives the Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award.
- 2000-01-19Dies in Florida.
- 2014Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Hedy-Lamarr
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1940s-2000
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 2000
- Known for
- Frequency-hopping patent; Spread-spectrum communications; Wireless resilience
- Tags
- wireless-communications, spread-spectrum, inventors, security-history
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