Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood Goddess Who Gave Us WiFi
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2022
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Source/Further reading:
Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film, by Ruth Bartonbooks.google.com/books?id=ypC...
Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr, by Stephen Michael Shearer books.google.com/books/about/...
Ecstasy and Me: My Life as a Woman, by Hedy Lamarrbooks.google.com/books/about/...
Short Bioswww.imdb.com/name/nm0001443/ www.hedylamarr.com/about/biog...
Obituarieswww.cbsnews.com/news/actress-... www.latimes.com/local/obituar...
Frequency Hopping:www.forbes.com/sites/shivaune... www.smithsonianmag.com/smiths...
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The title specifically mentions her invention of wifi technology. We spent less than two minutes on her inventions. Is that supposed to be progress?
Can you do one for Tokyo Rose, Harlem Hellfighters, and Khalid bin Walid or Umar ibn al-Khattab?
What about Eleftherios Venizelos?
Yup 😄👍👍
Can y’all please cover the story of Isabel Godin des Odonais? I can’t find a video recap of her journey anywhere! ❤️❤️❤️
My father was a close friend of Hedy's and corresponded with her since they first met in NYC in the 1930s, where they were students of Nicola Tesla and collaborated on his ConEd project. She send us a set of galley prints in 1965 of "Ectasy" with fascinating handwritten notes (the section about Walt Disney was deleted from the print version). It is thanks to her that I grew up in a workshop surrounded by Tesla's handwritten diaries and diagrams, and became an inveterate tinkerer. She was extremely gracious and kind in answering my engineering questions. Not having grown up with TV or movies, I was astonished to learn in Ecstasy that she was an actress. After 1972 when I left for service in Viet Nam the correspondence ended, but I believe that her letters are still somewhere in the family artifacts. She was a warm and inspiring woman who opened my mind, and is yet an inspiration as I continue to pursue my hi-tech tinkering. God Bless and rest her soul.
What a wonderful anecdote, thank you for sharing! I am the least mechanically and technologically inclined person ever so I am always mesmerized by those who can figure things out in such a way like inventors and great thinkers like Lamar. If she just kept up that darned patent!
@@corgeousgeorge Thank you, Brian. Very few inventors are good at business, unfortunately.
Amazing! So cool...
Wow
We hope this video did her justice, then. The writer for this script was very excited to do this.
“The world isn’t getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more… The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything - time to work, time to play, time to relax”
Hedy Lamarr
You speak sense everybody wants everything done now we carnt wait "time is money" the root of all evil.
@@whoarewe7515 I didn’t say that it a quote from Hedy Lamarr
Yes. Still never a better word spoken even from many years ago. Still rings true today.
"THAT'S HEDLEY" -Harvey Korman
Now that's a Biographics we really need. MEL BROOKS!
Mel got sued by her over this joke. He had to pay $20,000, I believe.
What the hell are you worried about? This is 1874. You'll be able to sue her.
Beat me to it. Blast it.
@@iandhr1 The Sherriff is near!
So happy to finally see a video telling the complete remarkable story of Hedy Lamarr. She is without a doubt one of the most unrecognized tech pioneers. This world would not be at the technological level that it is at without the work of Hedy Lamarr and countless other individuals. Thank you for telling her story 💛.
There's a lot more to this story though: she presented her invention of frequency hopping tech to Congress but they completely dismissed her
She didn't invent frequency hoping, she helped co invent a machine that read it. She wasn't a genius, she invented nothing
1:05 - Chapter 1 - The most beautiful girl in the world
4:30 - Chapter 2 - Ecstasy
6:30 - Mid roll ads
8:15 - Chapter 3 - The luxury of freedom
12:25 - Chapter 4 - A smouldering femme fatale
15:25 - Chapter 5 - Beyond the silver screen
17:40 - Chapter 6 - Hedy's last success
27:20 - Chapter 7 - The tragedy of beauty
Thanks.
This shows my age: In engineering school i learned that the GSM standard (what made mobile phones a worldwide success and usable for everyone) used her invention.
it was an austrian engineering school, and we were learning about frequency hopping and the new mobile phones, so of course she got mentioned.
So i would have used that as example. But your audience is probably so young, they won't even remember mobile phones that only could call and send texts. (and yet they weren't much bigger than what some people use today ;-) )
CDMA used her invention. I thought the original GSM only used TDM? And Frequency hopping only began to be implemented in 3G GSM? could be wrong.
In the western world we used to call them brick phones, the nokias, then flip phones like motorolla, and blackberry. Before that, the briefcase phones with the retractable antenna, also pagers. Then faxing, then letters lol. I think there is still hope with this generation. I'm 27, born 94. As Hennie said, technology is forever especially nowadays, so long as we dont fully abuse it. Knowledge is always readily available to those who wish it.
Really cool that you learnt all that in the infancy of smart phones / learnt in eng school.
Radio frequencies are incredibly important, always will be. I learnt a little bit with my exes grandfather, was in WW2, in the communications area, still teaches i believe and is chairmen of a radio club, grades kids or people of all ages. Important must know skill with boats i heard. He's 87.
This documentary was really interesting :)
I remember aboit 1995 when SMS text messages were new, and free on Orange. Then charged. Then bundled, near enough free again.
@@Big_Tex I could be wrong, but what would be considered 2G used frequency hopping to my knowledge.
I studied civil engineering in US in the late 90s and never knew about her.
The saddest part about several of Tesla and Kiesler's inventions is that have gone on to help so many people and change the world is ways they unfortunately were never able to fully realize. Sadly they never made a dime off some of the inventions they had that would have yielded profits on par with smaller countries GBP.
True inventors are like true artists in that most are never really appreciated until they pass away. Hmmm… Inventors are the artists of science.
Does it really matter when it helps so many people though?
@@Brett-yq7pj Ok so you are fine improving the lives of millions of people and slipping silently into the shadows? Never being appreciated, never being shown any gratitude or receiving any recognition.
Except Tesla's only useful invention was the Tesla Valve.
@@vorpalblades Tesla patented a method of Frequency Hopping in 1903.
It's not Hedy it's Headley.
What the hell are you worried about? This is 1874, you'll be able to sue her.
😂😂
I was hoping to find this in here! Thanks!
I am from Vienna and a while ago there was an exhibition dedicated to her at the Viennese Jewish museum! It was really nice to hear so much about Austria in this Video 😊
She has many memorials in Austria
Sometimes beauty feels like a curse.
this kind of reminds me of tesla in a way. he was a great inventor but everyone thought he was crazy he and Hedy were intelligent and did so much for us but no one remembers.
Tesla was hack.
His one invention that actually worked was the Tesla Valve, that's it.
@@vorpalbladesisn’t it the same way with Edison where he was a dick and stole ideas
Wouldn't be surprised if one day, a technology Giant is called LaMarr.
No "everyone" didn't think he was crazy...until he got old and became crazy. Before that, he was known to be a genius and was treated as one.
That's Hedley....
Damn it, you beat me to it! 😆
You beat a whole bunch of us to it 😏
Baby, please, I am not from Havana!
The most beautiful combination of intelligence, talent, and glamor!
That was fascinating - I really admire her subterfuge; reminds me of the tricks I used to get up escaping the confines of an English public school… sadly, to date, I haven’t invented anything that has lead to something like WiFi but I live on hope 😕
Your escape is enough to be proud of, stranger! C.S. Lewis is my favorite author on the topic. Maybe you'd enjoy his writing.
because u arent a dew
Here's to future invention successes. Don't be afraid to fail, though. And don't think of it as failing.
Writers don't fail. They just edit for a second draft.
Se was awesome. She invented the Flux Capacitor
"That's Hedly"
She was referenced in Blazing Saddles and was part of the inspiration for the villain Whitney Frost in Marvel's Agent Carter series.
How heartbreaking that a mind so incredibly fine, was so unappreciated.
As a woman who was once told from ages 14-24 how "incredibly pretty" she was, "my face is a mask I cannot remove" rings painfully true. I wish I had followed my heart, and my actual worth. I had no idea.
I really like her as Delilah. Funny how she inspired Catwoman, when I watch her and Victor Mature, the two remind me of Lois Lane and Superman. Pity she lost the patent and not many people know of her achievements, I myself knew about them from TV Tropes 🙂
You want to get blown away? Look into the other works and interests of the man who created Wonder Woman. That’s an interesting sort of “how did I not see this before?” Kind of story to research.
@@negativeindustrial well I know he was into kinky stuff 😉 And yeah the whole lie detector thingy. Both those elements are blatant in the Wonder Woman comics that everyone started to notice women being tied up in every issue, oh yeah! 😅
I was a radioman/cryptographer in the Navy (70-74). We learned about Hedy Lamarr when learning about radio waves and how they work. What a brilliant (and gorgeous) woman.
I can't believe it took this long to get a Biographic on Hedy Lamarr. Her is a story few know. But I'm so glad this video is her now.
I've been so excited for this one! Thank you Simon! She deserves to be much more well known and celebrated than she is.
Super biography Simon! You never cease to amaze with your details and passion 👍
"That's Hedley, Hedley Lamarr."
"What are you worried about? This is 1874. You'll be able to sue her."
Been done
That quote on her gravestone is baffling. Technology is the thing that becomes obsolete, while art turns into timeless classics.
For some reason it reminded me
"Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused".
And that's how life passing by and at the end you wondering "what that all was about?"
That's about it.
One of my heroes. Love this lady. Brilliant. Beautiful. Fearless.
Sometimes people don’t understand that beauty can be a hindrance, especially if you are intelligent. No one ever sees the intelligence they only ever see the beauty.
Inaccurate information can also be a hindrance - and this video is full of it. Hedy's "invention" has nothing to do with wifi.
YEP!! R.I.P. HEDDY LAMARR. BRAINS WITH BEAUTY INDEED !!! " SAMSON & DELILAH" COMES TO MIND !!!!! FROM U.K. (2022).
I loved her in Blazing Saddles! 🙂
That's Hedley
@@beagleuk3233 Drat it. Beat me to it.
That's Headley !!!
You can sue her!
I have a big framed portrait of Hedy hanging in my living room. That’s how you know I’m cool.
Her experience during world War 2 reminds me of the first captain America movie. Where the protagonist clearly has more to offer but it reduced to a fundraising figure .
Thank you. That was excellent!! 👏
Most amazing lady have been a huge fan of hers for years
Sweet, heart-breaking but true. Thanks to the team. I like the first epitaph better, wish it on mine.
I love the movie Algiers! It's been a favorite of mine for at least 15 yrs. So sad that she didn't get to live to see how her inventions have changed the world. I wonder what she would have thought of Alexa
Great Content!!! Thank You!
Thank you for this.
It is funny that I have seen a polished commercial about a certain cereal that Simon has been raving about forever. Magic Spoon owes Simon for the exposure.
Excellent job! I only discovered her love of invention several years ago. It is hard to imagine how much more she would have invented if not for the calling of acting for her. Good or bad for her life, at least she chased both her passions.
Honestly her decline in mental health is sadly reminiscent of that of Betty Page the famous pin up model except Hedy seemingly had an outlet, that being her inventions that helped her get through some of it and (as far as I know) didn’t kill her neighbor and attempt to kill her landlady.
Her inventions where all failed and did nothing
I had just learned a little about her recently so this is awesome timing
In the movie Blazing Saddles, they make fun of her name, she sued the producers. When the other producers asked Mel Brooks about, he said, it's Hedy Lamarr! For God's sakes, we'll just pay her!
At least we know all about her now. It's a shame she wasn't recognized more during her life for her intelligence. But worse things have happened and she succeeded in life so I guess things worked out.
Been waiting on a bio of her for ages
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I saw her name and instantly thought of Blazing Saddles.
2mill good job simon,we are all proud of you fact boy!!!
There should be a movie about her. My choice Emily Blunt.
I confess that, before this video, the only thing I knew about her was her name(ish) oddly mentioned in Blazing Saddles. That's what caught my attention here - "oh yeah, from Blazing Saddles - I wonder what her story was." It's a sad tale of a genius hampered by being beautiful. A lot of people would do anything to be beautiful or handsome but would they want that if that's all the world saw?
One of the greatest movies ever made that sadly would NEVER EVER be able to be made today. Which is sad because it us far from a racist movie or anything of the sort. Instead it's is a joke on or about racism.
She took offense to the gag and sued the studio. Mel Brooks laughed and declared it meant that she got the joke.
"This is 1874. We'll be able to sue *her*!"
@NLTDB3S Mel Brooks IS a genius,, yes he's still ALIVE at 95 years old.
I never knew/learned this before omg I'm subscribing 😱
"It's Hedley!" - Blazzing Saddles
I never knew that she was Austrian. I lived near the Theater in der Josefstadt in a students dormery in my first years of living in Vienna. Blew my mind just now, learning that she had a connection with this theatre. It's a sad story of a woman who was destined for so much more than just being a pretty face
Thank you .
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Her true gift was her mind and not her body. Many people need to hear this and stop settling for easy money. Hard money is what leaves a respectable legacy. A true queen 👑
Good video 👍
“IT’S HEDLEY!” 🤣
“That’s Hedley”--Blazing Saddles
It’s “Hedley”
Too late, this comment was already done. You lose.
Amazing story.
“It’s Headley.” “What are you worried about, it’s the 1800s. You’ll be able to sue her!”
That’s “HEDLEY”! (Blazing Saddles)
Congrats Simon, you’ve explained a throwaway line from a nearly 50 year old movie (Blazing Saddles, should anyone wonder).
A brilliant mind very ahead of her time.
I always thought she was so beautiful, and I actually knew that she invented what we know know as radar.
It's Hed-Ley Lamar!
Amazing a very inspiring story
Someone's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!
A beautiful, intelligent woman - Hollywood created a superstar, then tossed her aside when it was done with her, as usual. So sad that her true, full potential was never realized.
Holy cow almost 2 million on this channel Simon
Very tastefully done. Amazing life she had
When I saw it said Hedy Lamarr.. I had to watch. Great vid. But I find it sad too. I did not know she died on my birthday. Could you do one on Myrna Loy?
Hedy: "Anyone can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand around and look stupid." Blazing Saddles lawsuit for 'Hedley Lamarr' name: boss Mel Brooks said, "Just pay her. She deserves it!"
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌❤❤ THANK YOU!
would you do one about the Desert Rats
Fascinating
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr story documentary directed by Alexandra Dean is really good! If you haven't seen it check it out! Also, Hedy son Anthony Loder made a documentary with his sister Denise and close friends of Hedy about his mother that's called, "Calling Hedy Lamarr" that's also really good for anyone that's wants to learn more about Hedy.
The equipment I specialized in working on while I was in the Navy used frequency hopping technology, so as a little tribute to her, I put up a picture of her face on the side and told anyone who could tell me what contribution she made to my equipment would receive $100.
Her first cosmetic surgeries were amazing. She really was a genius. She told the doctors how to do her facelift!
Would be more amazing if people could just accept getting older. We all get old and we all die ... well, everyone except for Paul Rudd.
if not for Blazing Saddles(the Greatest Comedy Movie Ever Made) I wouldn't know that this person even ever existed
Insert "It's Headley"! Blazing saddles quote!
"Hedy Lamarr! Hedy Lamarr!"
"That's Hedley!"
its hedley, hedley lamarr
HEADLEY (Blazing Saddles reference)!
I suggest a video on Ibn Khaldun! I thought you did one, but did a quick check and didn't see it. If I'm correct it would be a good topic for BioGraphics!
Bit apt with the Fritz lol 🤣
That's Hedley!
😊 like your accent. Today’s story is very interesting today!
Fantastic and amazing woman!
RIP. I ❤⚘❤
What an amazing woman. X
That's HEDLEY!!!
Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles
So basically when we get a flesh and blood woman from the super hero mould - attractive, intelligent, worldly, strong, wealthy, creative - we reject parts of her because we cant handle the whole - perhaps we dont believe it’s possible. I really hope people of this calibre are doing better now
Thank you. Funny thing about fans, the stars they admire are only human.
Wow...this is why I watch this channel.
"That's HED-ley!"
I have a book on Hedy, the name of which escapes me at the moment.
Quite a person!!
"Ecstasy and Me" (Not the pill head kind!)
Pls do next biography of skanderbeg
Hedy was Delilah in the sword and sandal epic Samson and Delilah in 1949.
May I suggest Reinhard Gehlen for an episode? Thanx and keep up the awesome work!