# Google Pays Tribute to Hedy Lamarr's 101st b-day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134 "2015-11-09T20:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/1 "2015-11-09T20:32:18Z")

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That’s “HEDLEY”.

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/2 "2015-11-09T20:41:30Z")

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I just watched that, thanks. Decent attempt at explaining the idea of frequency hopping in a silent piece of animation.

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/3 "2015-11-09T21:16:41Z")

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What are you worried about? It’s 1874, you’ll be able to sue _her_!

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/4 "2015-11-09T21:20:20Z")

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I didn’t realize she did chemistry, too, though.

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**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/5 "2015-11-09T22:27:58Z")

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Yeah she was a very smart woman.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/6 "2015-11-10T01:25:29Z")

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And looked great with her clothes off!

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/7 "2015-11-10T01:59:28Z")

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I absolutely loved that sequence! She comes accross so strong through it.

> [@Nema98](#):
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> Yeah she was a very smart woman.

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> And looked great with her clothes off!

(dons asbestos boxer briefs)  
And what better combination could a man want 😉 😛 😃

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**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarrs-101st-b-day/737134/8 "2015-11-10T02:05:21Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> I didn’t realize she did chemistry, too, though.

She invented a drink carbonation tablet like Alka-Seltzer, but it didn’t sell well.

According to Wikipedia at least.