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Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication

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Is it true that Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication?

Yes. Multiple reference works and historical sources confirm that Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil co-invented a secret communication system utilizing frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology during World War II.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
Wikipedia: Hedy Lamarr
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Wikipedia: Hedy Lamarr. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr

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Book: Signals and Systems using MATLAB
2010
Notes Lamarr and Antheil received a U.S. patent for a secret communications system using frequency hopping.
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Chaparro, L. F. (2010). Book: Signals and Systems using MATLAB. Academic Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=v5tPauYDRC4C&source=gbs_api

Book: Information Science
2012
States Hedy Lamarr invented a concept of spread spectrum.
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Luenberger, D. G. (2012). Book: Information Science. Princeton University Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=HRhckOC18DkC&source=gbs_api

OpenAIRE: Five Songs
1998
Mentions George Antheil in cooperation with Hedy Lamarr invented a new type of torpedo guidance.
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OpenAIRE: Five Songs. (1998). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198790181.003.0007

OpenAIRE: Hedy's Folly [Book Review]
2014
States Lamarr and Antheil invented and patented a guidance system for an anti-ship torpedo.
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OpenAIRE: Hedy's Folly [Book Review]. (2014). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1109/mts.2014.2366922

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