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Innovations That Connected Us

From Morse code to Wi-Fi, discover the inventions and innovators that changed how the world communicates and connects.

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The Hollywood Actress Who Invented WiFi

Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood actress, is known for more than her acting—she invented a signal-hopping technology used in Wi-Fi.

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Samuel Morse Revolutionizes Communication

On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse demonstrated his telegraph at Speedwell Iron Works, using electric signals to send coded messages.

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Grace Hopper Pioneers Computer Programming

Grace Hopper, pioneer of computer science, lived in Virginia later in life and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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The Hollywood Actress Who Invented WiFi

Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood actress, is known for more than her acting—she invented a signal-hopping technology used in Wi-Fi.

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The Birth of the Internet

In 1969, Stanford programmer Bill Duvall sent the first inter-computer communication, which many consider to be the birth of the internet.

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The Inventor Who Streamlined Computers with the USB Plug

The first USB flash drives hit the market in the late 1990s and were a game-changer. No more bulky floppy disks or slow CD-Rs—USB drives were small, portable and lightning-fast.