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The woman who made your Wifi working.

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress. Max Reinhardt called her the “most beautiful woman in Europe.”

Mathematically talented, Lamarr came up with an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary for wireless communication from the pre-computer age to the present day.

OMG I read a BUST article on this woman like a year ago. She was SO COOL. She was like, “Damnit, no one in the government will hire me to invent shit. FINE. I WILL MARRY FELLOW INVENTOR WITH GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS AND DO MY OWN RESEARCH. Oh shit. How am I going to pay for my own research? What can I do that doesn’t take up too much of my time and pays me lots of money? OH, I GUESS I’LL JUST BE A FAMOUS ACTRESS. IF I HAVE TO BE.”

guys i found this on the wiki page

According to Anne Hathaway, the Catwoman portrayal in 2012’s film the Dark Knight Rises is based on Hedy Lamarr.

I guess i found the topic for my next english presentation

Um, wow. Found my new hero. And here I’d only heard about her in the context of her acting. That is not okay.

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Casually dropping this here because this is one of the coolest babes in history.

Current list of raffle prizes for Geek Pride Day this Saturday: Tickets for NY ComicCon, NY Ren Faire, Wizard World Philly, Medieval Times, DexCon, and a handful of gift certificates to local merchants including Modern Myths and Coffee Labs. This is seriously KICK-ASS!

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Ticket prices go up to 15 dollars tomorrow so get yours cheaper today. Some of these prizes are an 100-200 dollars in value.

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WE ARE RAFFLING OFF TWO 3-DAY COMIC CON TICKETS! 140 DOLLAR VALUE, ONLY AT GEEK PRIDE DAY!

GEEK PRIDE DAY is a celebration of geekdom. Do you enjoy sci-fi, board games, video games, comic books, anglophilia, cosplay, anime, steampunk, zombies, etc? This day is for YOU! Join us as we proudly let our geek flags fly on May 25th.

Entertainment & activities include:

  • DJ music & karaoke
  • Zombie Tag
  • Scavenger Hunt with Geocaching
  • Board Gaming Tables
  • The Cosplay Catwalk (open to all cosplayers!)
  • Raffles for PRIZES - TWO 3-DAY PASSES to NY COMIC CON
  • Special Edition Geek Pride Day Trivia Contests
  • Giant JENGA
  • Food for the Masses
  • …and general geekery for all ages!

The event will be held at Croton Point Park, right on the Hudson River. It is across the street from a Metro North train station and Amtrak. It is 35 minutes above the city and has plenty of parking for all. The event will be held from 11am to 7pm.

Tickets are only $10, and kids under 10 are free! Be sure to check back often for updates on activities and planned events, and join us on Meetup and Facebook

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! 

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