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Hedy Lamarr (/ ˈ h ɛ d i /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 [a] – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris.
The Whistler Group was an electronics company based in Bentonville, Arkansas, [1] best known for its radar detectors. Whistler also manufactured power inverters, GPS navigation devices, inspection cameras, LED flashlights, vehicle dashboard cameras, and scanner radios. [2] The company went out of business in 2024 without warning.
Developed initially for improving his race times, [citation needed] it was later marketed as police speed enforcement tool. [13] Gatsometer claims to have developed the first radar for use with road traffic in 1971, but this claim is undermined by evidence that radar detectors were already for sale in 1967. [13]
R8 Radar/Laser Detector. The R8 is Uniden's top-of-the-line offering. It can identify threats coming from all four directions thanks to its dual antenna, and you get notified via voice alerts.
DFR7. This low-cost detector has impressive range and all the requisite features, including GPS for low-speed false-alert muting, manual marking of up to 100 known radar locations, and speed ...
School for Secrets tells the story of the "boffins" – research scientists –- who discovered and developed radar and helped prevent the German invasion of Britain in 1940. Five scientists, led by Professor Heatherville, are brought together to work in secrecy and under pressure to develop the device.
The premiere of Netflix’s Space Force is May 29, just a few days away. The series follows Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell), a decorated Air Force pilot who is tasked with leading the U.S. Armed ...
Dodge David Morgan (January 15, 1932 – September 14, 2010) was an American sailor, businessman, publisher and "self-proclaimed contrarian." [1] He flew fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s, worked as a newspaper reporter in Alaska, and became a millionaire by operating Controlonics, a company that manufactured Whistler radar detectors from 1971 to 1983.