Hollywood . . . Then and Now

Luke · 05-08-2003, 01:12 PM

unspellable ! ! !

I thought you were kidding. There is documentation of this fact at the following URL:
http://www.ncafe.com/chris/pat2/

Actually, Hedi Lamarr and a co-inventor, George Antheils, patented the concept of spread-spectrum communication but never realized any monetary return, as the concept could not be implemented in hardware until practical and inexpensive microprocessors were available.

Luke

05-08-2003, 01:12 PM	#4
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 7 Posts	unspellable ! ! ! I thought you were kidding. There is documentation of this fact at the following URL: http://www.ncafe.com/chris/pat2/ Actually, Hedi Lamarr and a co-inventor, George Antheils, patented the concept of spread-spectrum communication but never realized any monetary return, as the concept could not be implemented in hardware until practical and inexpensive microprocessors were available. Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther