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#1975529 - 11/10/14 07:38 PM Happy 100th Heddy Lamar, one smart lady!
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http://www.cnet.com/news/happy-100th-birthday-hedy-lamarr-movie-star-and-wi-fi-inventor/

One of the ladies from the Golden Era of Hollywood.

Born 100 years ago today in Vienna, the actress made a lesser-known contribution to wireless communication when she tried to defuse a potential military threat during World War II. To prevent remote-controlled torpedoes from being hijacked, she helped develop an early version of spread spectrum communication, which is part of the basis for wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
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#1975533 - 11/10/14 07:48 PM Re: Happy 100th Heddy Lamar, one smart lady! Pale Rider
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"I (I) State your name (State your name) pledge my allegiance (pledge my allegiance) to Hedley Lamar (to Hedy Lamar). THAT's HEDLEY! (Thats Hedley)...."
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#1975564 - 11/10/14 09:15 PM Re: Happy 100th Heddy Lamar, one smart lady! Blade Scrapper
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She'd probably be happier if her name was spelled Hedy... smile
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#1975577 - 11/10/14 09:51 PM Re: Happy 100th Heddy Lamar, one smart lady! Pale Rider
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Definitely one of my favorites from the silver screen era. The Heavenly Body and Ziegfeld Girl are two of her best. Not too bad to look at either!

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