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Old 11th Dec 2011, 10:52
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Hedy Lamarr is reputed to have invented the 'frequency hopping' concept for torpedo guidance.
That is both true and well-documented, e.g. from 1983
IEEE Xplore - Further Notes and Anecdotes on Spread-Spectrum Origins

This is the patent of which she is a co-author
Patent US2292387 - SECRET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Google Patents
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