Hedy Lamarr
海蒂·拉玛
Hollywood Star Who Invented Wireless Communication
“All creative people want to do the unexpected.”
“所有有创造力的人都想做出人意料的事。”
— From interviews
Biography
Hedy Lamarr was both a glamorous Hollywood actress and a brilliant inventor. During World War II, she co-invented a frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system to prevent the jamming of torpedo guidance signals. Though the Navy initially dismissed her work, the principles she developed became the foundation for modern wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. She was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
海蒂·拉玛既是一位迷人的好莱坞女演员，也是一位杰出的发明家。二战期间，她共同发明了一种跳频扩频通信系统，用于防止鱼雷导引信号被干扰。虽然海军最初否定了她的工作，但她开发的原理成为了现代无线技术——包括Wi-Fi、蓝牙和GPS——的基础。她在去世后被追授入美国国家发明家名人堂。
Key Achievements
Co-invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology
共同发明跳频扩频技术
Foundation for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
Wi-Fi、蓝牙和GPS的基础
Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
入选美国国家发明家名人堂
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Hedy Lamarr — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
- Rhodes, Richard. Hedy's Folly. Doubleday, 2011.
- Lamarr, H. & Antheil, G. US Patent 2,292,387: Secret Communication System, 1942.
