Thank you so much for all you do! My daughter, in 4th grade, just had a whole science unit where they had to pick an inventor and do a project about them. She picked Hedy Lamarr, and blew the class away with her presentation. She learned so much and became inspired to keep pursuing science and technology. My daughter now does robotics and wants to change the world. I wish Hedy could know what an inspiration she is and how she has shaped STEAM in young women today. Thank you for sharing her story!
When my Grandfather was in the Army during WWII, he told us he got to dance with Hedy Lamarr. It was something he bragged about all the time. Wish I had a pic of that!
Can we just admire that you’re at 7.24million now I still can’t get over it when I first started watching you I was so intrigued by your personality and now everyone knows you I’m happy for you
I actually got my husband to listen to this one with me! He's a big science nerd and I always drop facts on him that I learn from these videos. Before bed he just asks me "what cool stuff did you learn about today?" 💜
My son at age 5 was taking apart radios, televisions and computers, then putting them back together somehow making them work better in the process. He continued these things and then proceeded to teach himself 5 different computer languages! He designs things on computers and servers where literally nothing else was. He now works for a major health insurance company doing computer stuff I can't begin to explain! No degree either! (His college professors didn't know as much as he did so he got aggravated and quit after 2 semesters) He earns an incredible income doing exactly what he loves! (Just had to share before we got to the bad stuff lol). Luv ya chickie! 😘😊
Let's not forget Hedy's eldest son James. She claimed she adopted him as an infant as she left husband #2 for husband #3. When James was only 11, she sent him away and never saw him again, saying she didn't want him anymore. Only after her death, in which she left him out of her will, did poor James find out he was never was adopted and was her biological son with husband #3. She kept the two other children she had with the same husband. James just recently died in his 80s in 2022. As a mother, a person doesn't get much colder than that.
@@azahora22 Yes, he was conceived while she was still married to husband #2. She had him, but told everyone, including him and his siblings, that she adopted him. She "gave him back" when he was 11, and it wasn't found out until after her death, when he was in his 50s or so, when DNA then existed, that he was her biological son.
I'm not going to make excuses for this. But I'm also not going to judge something like this either. Times were very different then. There could be several reasons why she claimed adoption. If she's pregnant between husband 2 and husband 3. Neither of the men would claim the child. There's no blood test DNA on Maury to prove paternity. Also husband 3, don't really know much of his real attitude, could have been mistreating and even abusive to James. Should she have just left husband 3? That's not for us to say. Is that what we would do? The majority yes. But not all. Again not making excuses for the way she was with her son. In all actuality he probably had a better childhood and life than her other children.
@@azahora22yes. This would’ve been scandalous. Some women are not cut out for motherhood. Given her interest in radio waves it makes sense. Maybe she didn’t know who the father was. Maybe she did and the third husband wasn’t willing to raise the second husbands son. Certainly he has some role in all this. But….. Again it could be lies. Actresses and other high profile women had great plots constructed around hiding their children when they’re born out of wedlock. It’s kinda hard to fathom. It’s like kids today when you tell them we had phones but they had cords and we had to learn cursive to write out papers. Tell a 20 year old how you did research in a library using phish and encyclopedias that weigh 20lbs each and you’ll see the same reaction any gen after baby boomers have when they hear how devastating it is to lose one’s virtue. Men don’t have virtue to lose btw.
As an Aussie I was always told it was invented by John O'Sullivan in the csiro (australia) - which I always found amusing because our wifi is notoriously the worst. Hearing that a woman was actually the driving force both makes sense as much as it's heartbreaking. Even today, history is written by men.
Love that you did Hedy's story! I already knew her story and have read several biographies on her. She is my hero! Beauty and brains are not mutually exclusive as Hedy proved. Of course, men couldn't wait to steal her idea and try to never give her credit! Love that you got that earthquake on video!
Herstory books are badly needed. I've heard some things about famous men in history that used their wives or sister's or other women's ideas as their own, with no credit going to the real brains.
I LOVE Hedy Lamar so much!!!!! She was SO ahead of her time, brilliant, talented, and the most beautiful star of old Hollywood. Everyone should watch Zigfield Girl!!! 😍🥰🥰😭💕
My 4 daughters and I watch/listen to dark history, they LOVE IT!. This way my kids get education & it’s not boring & it’s a well-rounded historical education! We never have dull conversations! Thank you!
Heddy Lamar and George Antheil received patent in 1942 for a “frequency hopping, spread-spectrum communication system” designed to make radio-guided torpedoes harder to detect or jam. That technology helped win WWll and led to WiFi.
She lied to her first born son and said he was adopted, he was not, he was fathered by husband #3 during an affair with gas and #2 . At 11 she “got rid of him” and NEVER SEEN HIM AGAIN. Only after his mother died did he learn he wasn’t adopted and was her biological child. Not to mention she kept the 2 kids she had with the SAME father.
Bailey the genius of your videos is that even when we think the topic might be boring going in, you always find a way with your humor and little expressions to make it really interesting and fun to watch! Love you girl!! ❤🔥
I’m a sophomore in college and I’m taking an American History class this semester. I’ve used your videos for just about every assignment I could. It made me so excited to already be familiar with the content bc of watching your awesome videos. much love❤️
Hedy was MAGNIFICENT. A brilliant, gorgeous, really authentic woman who literally changed our world. One day she’ll get the respect and recognition she deserved.❤️Thank You Bailey, you’re bringing the best stuff to us!❤️
I need a Dark History with Bailey Sarian Netflix series... We ALL need it actually. Who else is going to teach the younger generations the hot juice dark history gossip?!?! The Queen of Dark History of course! Love you girly💟💟
It’s so funny you say that, bc when I first saw the announcement for this series I could SWEAR that she was doing it for Netflix. Bailey definitely deserves it ❤
Loved her reaction to the earthquake. Typical Californian! Wide eyes for all of two seconds before laughing it off and goin' back to work. It's how we roll. Or shake. 😂
Wow, loved this so much! I am a woman who worked at the bleeding edge of database optimization and design leading to the ability to store and retrieve tons (my techie word of the day!) Data fast. I also raised 3 kids, had my share of love adventures and do feel a little forgotten now I'm a senior. I love this story of Hedy Lamarr. Thank you Bailey for all the random amazing stories. I love listening to you!
Thank you for your contributions to the world @verena_techie355 I hope you are properly appreciated in your life. Being a mother and a woman in STEM is the highest achievement 🖤
Per the inflation calculator; she was making $500/week which comes to $11,004.47/week as of February this year... Holy SMOKES! They were originally offering her $150/week which comes out to $3,301.34/also pretty Flippin dope. Sign me tf up!
That's crazy i was literally just talking about her with my mom and how disney based snow white on her looks because we heard on the radio that the actual princess who inspired the tale is buried super close to our home . I love Serendipity ❤
@@urgh9822 I stand corrected apparently there are three (Adriana Caselotti) I guess Champion is just the most recognized because they’re hardly mentioned sadly 😕 Edit: also don’t go down the rabbit hole like I did Bailey didn’t really do enough research, wifi and frequency hopping aren’t really related as Wi-Fi uses spectrum technology (but it’s related to Bluetooth!). And she and her man weren’t the first or last to patent frequency hopping it does as far back as Tesla. Anyway I have my regrets 😭
My household found you about three months ago and we have learned so much! ❤From Appalachia region of Tennessee! Much love! Thank you for educating us and it being the most fun! History rocks 🎉
Miss Bailey, you are a brilliant genius. For a long time I thoughtlessly and routinely took you for a talkative podcaster. But you plucked some of my 'deeper attention strings along the way. Then the light slowly expanded to open the higher perception. I had to flip the "think" switch. And now... You're straight out right, despite all the swag about USA, people are STILL acting like a bunch of prudes. Scared cats. You're most certainly correct about it. I applaud you, and it's as certain many others do, too. Thank you for your breath of fresh air! 😊
Bailey should make a "timeline" series where she starts far back and comes to present day. And they should use it in schools. I'd never have issues learning if she taught
No - she is top pop-smart to be taken serious; her LA-accent and LA-"wit" is quite ennerving. Whatever happened to her Austrian family? The same as Billy Wilders'?
Thank you for doing an episode about her. I have never heard of her and as a woman she is so interesting and innovative to me! She paved the way for badass women. Love it.
Loved this one so much! It's really sad she didn't get the recognition she deserved for basically everything she did, but she's for sure an inspiration for all women! Know your value and go for it! ❤️ Love you Bailey 😘
I started watching this and I was like whaaaat no way all this leads to the development of WiFi! I must be too high 😂but then lo and behold, it turns out Hedy did help invent wifi!!
Hedy Lamarr was headstrong, sophisticated, and intelligent for a renowned Hollywood celebrity. She's known for her grounbreaking contributions, one of which is the development of Wi-Fi. Pretty cool stuff.
So, I love how creative Hedy was as a child; but what happened to her in the Hollywood scene seemed typical for the time; thank you for sharing this Bailey, much love to you!
Bailey you did a fantastic job. I've always admired Hedy . You can see she's gorgeous but you emphasized her brains too. Love both your channels Lady .
I love how you tell your stories @Bailey - girl i am addicted. I have my Pod in one ear and phone in my draw while im at work just listening to you all day. Have learnt so much.I also love how i can Pop in a "did you know" here and there in my daily convos and make people go "What?!" Sending love from Papua New Guinea
So glad you covered this story! Love classic Hollywood stories. Her story is so amazing! So beautiful and so brilliant with an amazing story. Please cover more classic Hollywood stories! My 2 favorite things Bailey and classic beauties. So glad your channel blew up. Been watching you since the beginning. Your dark beautiful makeup caught my attention from the beginning.
Bailey I'm a massive fan of Golden Era Hollywood & Hedy Lamarr, I've known her story for decades, but I really enjoyed your take on it!!! It never ceases to disgust me how we men have treated women thru history!!!!!!!
The fact that your real name is Bailey Sarian is perfection enough. Don’t change it! What thoughts do you have though? Lol. Also, Hedy was a kickass and I’m soooo glad you made an episode about her… love!
Bailey, you just keep being you. There's too much to type. Your talent, your content, your genuinity is so right on and In so glad you made all this with us. 💋✨
I learned about Hedy a few years ago and was so intrigued. I didn’t know ALOT of the stuff u mentioned but thank u so so much for ur hard work and research bc it truly doesn’t go unnoticed !!! Love ur work !! And you !! ❤ fan for years now
When Mel Brooks was in the process of filming "Blazing Saddles", the story goes that someone raised the concern to Mel that Hedy Lamarr may be upset that Harvey Korman's character was named "Hedley Lamarr", and she may decide to file a lawsuit, to which Mel replied, "If she does, we'll just pay her." Apparently, she did, and they did........
I got to be honest with you I wasn't sure how invested I would be in this video and you totally blew my mind by the time you ended it😊 you actually highlighted a very strong point about the intelligence of women and how they're undervalued et cetera excetera you did a great job I am actually blown away by this
I have always read that Hedy’s last name of Lamarr was chosen because her exotic beauty was reminiscent of the tragic silent star Barbara La Marr. Also, most of Hedy’s movies were melodramas that focused on her beauty, but she really shone in comedy roles. She played opposite Bob Hope in “My Favorite Spy” and she was great. Fresh, witty, fantastic timing… I wish she had been able to do more comedies.
So, I was watching an episode of The Floor and the category was something like "Inventions". A picture if Hedy pops up and I had NO clue who she was or what she did. So, of course, I looked her up and now Bailey is about to give us the dee dive today. Cool stuff
When I read 'The Only Woman In The Room' I just couldn't beleive the amazing life this woman had lived!! Like i seriously thought to myself 'this cannot be a real person who lived!' But she did and was so beyond everything. Imagine where we would be technology wise if those idiots had paid attention to her brilliant invention the 1st time she brought it to them!!!!!
I love this podcast and you SO MUCH Queen 🥰❤️😍 As a sister of a labor and delivery RN, I feel like you should tackle the Dark History of Nurses because I feel like you would definitely do it justice like you always do ❤
