Is it true?
This is the first time that Hedy Lamarr feels that her talent is recognized, not her appearance.
Standing in the corridor of the Pentagon, Hedy Lamarr looked at the man in front of her with disbelief.
She is really beautiful!
Looking at the woman in front of him, George finally understood why actresses including Vivien Leigh praised her so much: with such beauty, she doesn't need acting skills at all.
Yes, Hedy Lamarr doesn't need acting skills at all, she just needs to stand still to perform the most perfect performance.
Just like now, standing there motionless, it is already moving.
It's just that everyone only sees her beauty, but ignores her talent.
Even after she invented the radio frequency hopping technology, it was not adopted by the military, because in the eyes of the military, she was just a vase. When she tried to give the radio frequency hopping patent to the military for free, the military checked the background of the vase and learned that her ex-husband was the Austrian arms tycoon Mandel, so they dared not use it. Could it be that she was a spy sent by the enemy?
In this way, her patriotic action was stranded.
Of course, Hedy Lamarr's extraordinary wisdom could not be brought into play!
The earliest realization of it that people know about was in the mid-1950s. The US Navy gave Hoffman Radio a patent to produce sonar buoys and radios accompanying aircraft. However, the inventor's name was erased from the document and the information given was kept extremely confidential.
It was not until the late 1950s that Hedy's invention was widely used in military computer chips. This technology also inspired scientists and was widely used in the research and development of mobile phones, wireless phones and Internet protocols, so that many people can use the same frequency band of radio signals. In the end, Hoffman Radio Company completed this frequency hopping mechanical device. The military also developed many products based on this, including unmanned aircraft widely used in the Vietnam War. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, "frequency hopping" formed a naval blockade between warships in the form of covert communication.
However, the United States' suspicion of Heidi was not only because of her ex-husband's Nazi background, but also because of the fundamental distrust. The military did not believe that an actress and a musician could not understand these principles better than weapons experts.
As a result, this technology that changed mankind was delayed for ten years!
George did not care whether this woman was beautiful or not. He only cared about one thing... He needed this woman!
He needed this woman to continue his research on radio frequency hopping! At the very least, he had to buy her patent. Instead of being hidden by the US military!
Once he mastered this technology, he would be able to pry open the door to the electronic world!
"Really, really?"
Heidi Lamarr's beautiful face showed joy from the bottom of her heart.
"Madam, don't doubt your talent. I believe that compared to your appearance, if there is a suitable opportunity, what really makes the world admire you should be your talent."
George said directly.
"I am now preparing to enter the radio communication market and plan to recruit technicians to set up a laboratory. If you are willing, you can go to the laboratory to test your invention. I will match you with the best assistant!"
"You, are you serious?"
Heidi Lamarr's tone still seemed a little uncertain, and she even said directly.
"Is this an excuse for you to pursue me?"
As a woman, she is very clear about the problems her appearance brings to her life. Men always think about how to... sleep with her when they see her. For this, they can do anything.
"Madam, you have to believe in yourself."
I don't know whether you believe in yourself, but I definitely believe in you!
"I only need $100 a week, no, $80..."
Heidi Lamarr directly stated her requirements.
"As long as you keep your promise and agree to let me work in the laboratory, even $50 is fine."
Hedy Lamarr's requirements for salary are very low. A big star puts her salary on the salary of a third-rate Hollywood actor. Compared with salary, she cares more about opportunities, an opportunity to invent her wisdom.
This is what she values most. After all, no one has ever given her such an opportunity.
Looking at the woman who is a little impatient and even lowers her own value, George said.
"Madam, please don't belittle your value so much. I believe that every scientist has a value that matches his status."
George said directly.
"600 dollars a month, the company provides full medical insurance."
600 dollars, for Hedy Lamarr, a big Hollywood star, is not worth mentioning at all, but it is definitely a high salary among scientists. She shook her head directly after having contacted many scholars.
"Sir, thank you for your generosity, but we all know that under normal circumstances, the salary of an ordinary scholar is only about $400, or even just over $300. The salary you offer is too high, I think $400 is enough."
Hedy Lamarr's refusal was not surprising, after all, this was a master who was willing to work in the laboratory for $200. Facing her refusal, George said directly.
"Madam, I said, be more confident, believe in yourself..."
Staring at the woman in front of him who was enough to make any man fall in love with her, George said.
"Believe in your talent, your talent is worth this salary!"
The word "worth" made Hedy Lamarr's heart a little excited. She didn't even know how to describe her feelings at this time. This was the first time, since she was a teenager, that someone recognized her talent!
Instead of just looking at her face, in the eyes of many people, she was just a beautiful vase. Almost everyone had the same idea, treating her as a vase and thinking about entering her boudoir. Even her research results were despised by the military, who even mocked her to her face, saying that a beautiful actress could do nothing but use her face to promote war bonds.
This is how the world sees her, and now, for the first time, someone tells her - I admire your talent!
"Thank you, sir..."
Take a deep breath, Hedy Lamarr looks at the man in front of her, and only now does she notice that he is not only extremely young, but also very handsome.
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity, when can I go to New York?"
"Anytime,"
George said.
"I will return to New York in the next two days, you can take care of your business first, and then we will meet in New York."
Hedy Lamarr said directly.
"Sir, I don't have anything that needs to be dealt with, when are you leaving? We can go to New York together..."