Dr. Martin Cooper
Dr. Martin Cooper invented the first portable cell phone in April 1973.
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Me with Martin Cooper, inventor of the cell phone on Flickr ... Joey Ramone says: ... Fantastic - as you say a brilliant opportunity to see such a pivotal guy for the industry. BW ; Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink ) ...
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Martin Cooper. He was the fist one to make a call and speak on his moble phone. Cooper, now 70, wanted people to be able to carry their phones with them anywhere. While he was a project manager at Motorola in 1973, Cooper set up a base stat...
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Doctor Martin Cooper invented the modern cell phone. He invented the technology responsible for the cell phone when was the Director of Research and Development at Motorola. Cooper is also known as the first person to make a call on a cell ...
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The idea behind cell phones was conceived in the late 1940's. The idea for a phone that could travel with you was revolutionary but scientists believed it was an achievable idea. The FCC didn't help, however, in the beginning and would not ...
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Editor's Note: African American Inventor Henry Sampson did not invent the cell phone. Sampson is a brilliant and accomplished inventor who invented a Gamma-Electrical Cell and not a phone cell. Sampson's patent (US 3,591,860) can be viewed online or in person at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa070899.htm inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa070899.htm
It's the darnedest thing. We were all doing just fine before cell phones came along. But now that they're here, nobody can live without them. So who do we have to thank/blame for the indispensable lump of plastic that costs us $50 a month...
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Dr Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973. The first call he made was to his rival, Joel Engel, Bell Labs head of research.
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