What star of stage and screen held a patent that opened the door for modern cell phone technologies?

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What star of stage and screen held a patent that opened the door for modern cell phone technologies?

2006-10-09 12:33:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities

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I believe it was Hedy Lamarr. In 1941, She and her co-inventor, George Antheil, invented the torpedo guidance system that was decades before its time. It got its patent in 1942. This is said to be the precursor to cell phone technology.

2006-10-09 16:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by unclepejay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Don Adams of Get Smart fame use to talk into his shoe!!!

2006-10-09 19:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by golferwhoworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋