[sdiy] [OT]: Spread Spectrum Communications - interesting historical link

[James Husted]

on 10/24/01 2:03 AM, Josh Landau at jslandau at engin.umich.edu wrote:

> At 12:40 AM 10/24/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>> Is that the same Hedy Lamar in Blazing Saddles? ;)
>> 
>> I know i know.. prlly not.. hehe..
> 
> This is the same Hedy Lamarr who successfully *sued* Mel Brooks and Co. for
> defamation when Blazing Saddles was being made.
> 
> Too bad the link's only technical content was a link to the patent....
> 
> Josh Landau
> 
> 
She also tried to get Corel to take her image off of CorelDraw, and I
believe she lost that one. One of my favorite stares of that era.
-j
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