Today is "The International Inventor's Day"
The International Inventor's Day is celebrated every year on November 9th. The date coincides with the birth of the engineer and inventor Hedy Lamarr, November 9, 1914.
The origin of this day is in commemorating Hedy Lammar and all the researchers who every day discover everything that makes life easier for us. The date was proclaimed by the inventor and German entrepreneur Gerhard Muthenthaler.
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an engineer, inventor and actress, creator of the spread spectrum. This technique is a modulation technique used in telecommunications. This communications system was patented on August 11, 1942, the day the United States of America entered World War II.
Later Hedy as a symbol of patriotism ceded the patent rights to the United States Army.
Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
Among the many inventions of researcher Hedy Lamarr are:
The frequency switch.
Precursor of the 3G telephony.
Radio communication system.
Remote torpedo control system.
Together with composer George Antheil laid the foundation for the development of modern WiFi.
Applications of the inventions of Hedy Lamarr
Hedt Lamarr was an investigator with great endowments. The time made impossible to carry out many of his inventions. It took a few years for them to be developed. Applications include:
Remote control of tracking buoys.
Satellite defense system.
Wireless data transmission.
What is done?
It is a day in which various activities related to inventions are carried out. The exhibitions in the different cities of the world show diverse inventions that have been created at the end of history.
In the same way there are gatherings in which the whole work of Hedy Lamarr is magnified.
They tend to be held competitions in which children have to create something new and novel. In this way the little ones develop the imagination and begin to have curiosity for everything that a priori does not exist but that can come to exist. The winning invention will be displayed in a place for the schoolmates to visit.
Source: http://canaldenoticia.com/hoy-se-celebra-dia-internacional-del-inventor-wed-09/
This report has been translated to non-Spanish speakers.
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