Sometimes, we call things ‘boring’ simply because they lie outside the box we are currently in.” My work in Kenya, for example, was heavily influenced by a Christian Science Monitor article I had forced myself to read 10 years earlier. “Many things that end up” being meaningful, writes social scientist Joseph Grenny, “have come from conference workshops, articles, or online videos that began as a chore and ended with an insight. She would’ve been 101 years old Monday.Ībout a year ago, I happened upon this statement about the Monitor in the Harvard Business Review – under the charming heading of “do things that don’t interest you”: "She was very complicated and very accomplished at the same time." Neither Lamarr nor Antheil ever received royalty payments for the commercialization of their patent. Subsequent patents in frequency changing have referred to the Lamarr-Antheil patent as the basis of the field, and the concept lies behind the principal anti-jamming devices used today. In August 1942, they were granted a patent for a “Secret Communication System” that would reduce the danger of detection or jamming for radio-controlled torpedoes. Together, they developed their frequency hopping communications system. Antheil was familiar with remote control technology and spread spectrum sequences that he had used in his avant-garde compositions and performances. Here's how the National Inventors Hall of Fame describes their selection:Īt 19, Lamarr had married Friedrich Mandl, a munitions manufacturer, from whom she was forced to flee in 1937, but from whom she serendipitously learned a lot about various weapons technology, including torpedo control systems. She played opposite Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, and Spencer Tracey.īy signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy.Īlready a subscriber? Log in to hide ads. "I like to think of her as superhero figure where you have a daytime personality and a nighttime personality."īorn in Austria as Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, Lamarr came to Hollywood in the late 1930s and gained broad recognition in the 1940s for her roles as a femme fatale. "She was really curious and had an active intellect and she was always trying to learn," Jennifer Hom of Google, who helped create the doodle, told CNN. As highlighted in the brief Google video, she juggled her fame as an exotic on-screen seductress with late nights of scientific research. Honored in a Google doodle Monday, Lamarr wasn’t a typical Hollywood actress. At the time, it was used to guide torpedoes but eventually, it would lead to the development of Wi-fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. And so during World War II, she invented a communication device to help fight the Nazis. Taking heed of her own aphorisms, Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr wanted a bigger impact on the world. “All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." Want up-to-the-minute soaps news, spoilers and gossip on your social feeds? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Soaps Facebook page and 'Follow' on our Twitter account."Any girl can be glamorous,” she famously said. Read more Neighbours spoilers on our dedicated homepage Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).ĭigital Spy now has a newsletter – sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox. "Still popping at the moment, with fingers crossed for a more permanent pop!" she said. In terms of her future on Neighbours, Lucinda explained that while she's still popping in and out of the show for the time being, she hopes to stay on the show for a long time. "We still weren't allowed to kiss but at least we could touch each other, as long as we sanitised afterwards." "Also I think they both don't know where this affair is going and keeping it quiet means not having to justify it to anyone." "I think through working together they've realised how much they like each other, they both like a laugh and neither is afraid to take the mickey out of themselves or each other," she shared.Īs for why Toadie and Melanie want to keep their relationship a secret, she added: "I think there's two reasons… they're working on a big case that involves an office affair, and the defendant needs his legal team to be beyond reproach, so it would be a bad look if anyone found out. When asked about why Toadie and Melanie have now decided to date, Lucida said that, after working together, the pair have realised how much they like one another and just how similar they are. I knew I was going to be working for him but I didn't know there was a romance ahead," Lucinda explained. Related: Neighbours star Charlotte Chimes explains Nicolette's shock ultimatum
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