Subj : Hedy Lamarr
To   : Tom Walker
From : James Bradley
Date : Thu May 12 2005 07:22 pm

05-10-05  07:44, Tom Walker told James Bradley about Hedy Lamarr

 How do, Tom?

 JB> TW> "invent" some sort of a device that improved upon the Submarine
 JB> TW> Torpedo. That was back in the 40's so I doubt it was anything to do

 JB>Right, it was too technical to implement during WWII, 
 JB>FWIR. Perhaps it was a

[chop-chop]

 TW> Having ot use a very complex mechanical system was a big drawback.
 TW> Plus it was not really preactial for submariens thenselves as it
 TW> required a spoetter plant to function. NOW for Surface ships, which
 TW> also widel6yy used torpedos i nWWII, it would have been a possability
 TW> if it would have been more reliable . The Comming forth of the FULL
 TW> electronics system as Sylvania Electronics came up with, Giving credit
 TW> to the Lamarr patents by the way, brought the reliability and accuracy
 TW> needed. -!-

Now I understand how the line of sight would come into play. My first notion - 
and perhaps due to overly sensational reporting - made me suspect the patent 
had more to do with echo-locating, and ranging in a novel and fantastic way.

I didn't read every word on the page, but I did have time to notice a lot of 
what you had wrote earlier. A way to blow up the schematics would have been 
nice, but I guess I'd have to bother the patent office for that. /-:

Thanks Again, Tom! Great stuff!!!


.... James

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