Messages in this thread | | | From | "jdow" <> | Subject | Re: "Mother" == "computer-illiterate" | Date | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:15:39 -0800 |
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From: "Chris Adams" <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
> Once upon a time, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> said: > >and of course Sally Floyd, and even Hedy Lamarr (bonus points for those > >who know what her networking related patent is on) > > That's HEDLEY! Oh, but he doesn't have any patents.
No, it's Hedy Lamarr and she invented frequency hopping spread spectrum with George Anthiel. I worked on one of the first practical implementations of the concept back in the early 70s. Somehow it seems appropriate.
{^_^} Joanne, jdow@earthlink.net
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