Did you know that (along with so many other of the simple pleasures in life) the frequency hopping technology
that has made our lives so much easier was invented by a woman?
Hedy Lamarr was a lass of many talents. Famous for her acting, she also filed the patent for
FHSS in the early 40s as a means of deflecting torpedoes.
Back when women were just one of two known genders, and they didn't feel the need to cover themselves in tattoos, or fill themselves with gelatinous plastics, or cultivate eyebrows that look like they're made from shag pile carpet offcuts, her notoriety knew no bounds.
Along with being no stranger to onscreen nudity, she was also the first to depict the female orgasm in a non-pornographic movie.
I'm sure the seedier slopers out there would lustfully leer their wanton gratifications in Hedy's direction
(only to have their torpedoes deflected)
but I'd like to think that a new peal necklace delivered by hand would be thanks enough from me!
