Secret Communication System

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Secret Communication System is a World War II–era frequency-hopping radio guidance invention co-created by actress Hedy Lamarr to make Allied torpedo communications more secure and resistant to jamming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military technology
frequency-hopping communication system
radio guidance system
torpedo guidance invention
aimedToCounter enemy jamming
signal interception
appliesTo radio guidance of torpedoes
associatedWithPerson George Antheil NERFINISHED
Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED
basedOn piano-roll synchronization concept
coCreator George Antheil NERFINISHED
Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED
communicationMedium radio waves
contributedTo development of spread-spectrum techniques
modern wireless communication technologies
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor Allied Navy NERFINISHED
developedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
fieldOfUse military communications
naval warfare
torpedo guidance
hasInnovationType spread-spectrum communication
hasInventor George Antheil NERFINISHED
Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED
hasPurpose resist radio jamming
secure Allied torpedo communications
historicalEra 1940s
inspiredBy player piano mechanisms
notableFor being invented by a Hollywood actress
early use of frequency hopping in warfare
securityProperty anti-jamming capability
low probability of interception
targetPlatform torpedoes
usesPrinciple frequency-hopping spread spectrum

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Hedy Lamarr patentTitle Secret Communication System
Delilah;Hedy Lamarr patentTitle Secret Communication System
subject surface form: Hedy Lamarr