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Doctor Martin Cooper invented the modern cell phone. He invented the technology responsible for the cell phone when he was the Director of Research and Development at Motorola. Dr. Martin Cooper isalso known as the first person to make a call on a cell phone. His revolutionary call took place in April of 1973 in New York. He is currently the CEO of an antenna corporation.

The Cell Phone’sAncestors
The modern cell phone originated with Martin Cooper. However, in order to completely understand the invention of the cell phone, one has to revisit the year 1947. It was then that theunderlying technology that makes cell phones possible was invented. Known as hexagonal cells for mobile phone base stations, cell phones were invented through a joint effort between AT&T and Bell Labs.They were not actually used until the late 1950s.

Before the invention of hexagonal cells, the military (and some wealthy individuals and businesses) relied on radiophones. These phones required alarge backpack device to transmit the phone’s signal to a nearby station. With the invention of hexagonal cells in the late 1940s, radiophones were rendered almost completely useless. Who Invented CellPhones

Cell phones were invented by Martin Cooper in 1973, who was working for Motorola at the time. His was the first design that was practical and was truly ‘mobile’ (car phones have previouslybeen invented- but they could only be used in a car). The first commercially available cell phone was not sold until six years later (in 1979). They first sold in Japan. Cell phones were notcommercially available in the United States until 1983. The Motorola DynaTAC was the first phone approved by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission). So now you know who invented cell phones. Now let’s lookat some facts about the inventor, Martin Cooper

Facts about Martin Cooper

•Martin Cooper is a member of Mensa.
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