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Martin Cooper | |
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| Born | December 26, 1928 |
| Other names | Marty Cooper |
| Education | Illinois Institute of Technology (BS, MS) |
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| Known for | Inventor of the first handheld cellular mobile phone |
| Title | Motorola Founder & CEO of ArrayComm Co-founder and chairman of Dyna LLC |
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| Awards | Marconi Prize (2013), ITU 150 Awards (2015)[1] |
| Website | www |
Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928) is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field.[2][3]
On April 3, 1973, he placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from a Manhattan sidewalk to his counterpart at competitor Bell Labs.[4][5] Cooper reprised the first handheld cellular mobile phone (distinct from the car phone) in 1973 and led the team that re-developed it and brought it to market in 1983.[6][7] He is considered the "father of the (handheld) cell phone".[2][6][8][9]
Cooper is co-founder of numerous communications companies with his wife and business partner Arlene Harris;[10] He is co-founder and current Chairman of Dyna LLC, in Del Mar, California. Cooper also sits on committees supporting the U.S. Federal Communications Commission[11] and the United States Department of Commerce.
In 2010, Cooper was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for leadership in the creation and deployment of the cellular portable hand-held telephone.
- ^ [1] ITU 150 Awards
- ^ a b Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2008. encyclopedia.com
- ^ Companies Try to Create Room on Radio Spectrum, The New York Times, July 6, 2012
- ^ 38 years ago he made the first cell phone call, CNN. April 3, 2011
- ^ 50 years ago, Martin Cooper made the first cellphone call
- ^ a b A Chat With the Man Behind the Mobiles, BBC, April 21, 2003
- ^ Meet Marty Cooper, the Inventor of the Mobile Phone, BBC, April 23, 2010
- ^ Father of the Cell Phone, Economist, June 4, 2009
- ^ The Cell Phone: Marty Coop's Big Idea, CBS News 60 Minutes, June 11, 2010
- ^ Wireless Hall of Fame – Arlene Harris, RCR Wireless, May 26, 2007
- ^ Carriers Warn of Crisis in Mobile Spectrum, The New York Times, April 17, 2012