1942
A Hollywood star patents the tech behind Wi-Fi
Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil patented frequency-hopping, a way to keep radio signals secure. The idea now lives inside Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
Source: Wikipedia
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