The First Cell Phone Martin (Marty) Cooper was the catalyst who convinced Motorola to invest in making the first handheld cellular phone. Over three months’ time, Motorola devoted their best engineers to the task. Marty led the movement at Motorola to make cellular communications personal and mobile. Thanks to the efforts he championed in the 1970s and 1980s-culminating in the world’s first commercial handheld cell phone-an entire industry emerged. In 2023 there are 16.8 billion cell ... 2013 Marconi Prize recipient Cited for being a wireless visionary who reshaped the concept of mobile communication. martin cooper Forty years to the day after he helped launch the age of portable mobile telecommunications, the Marconi Society has announced that Martin Cooper is the recipient of the 2013 Marconi Prize, considered the pinnacle honor in […] Explore the legacy of Martin Cooper, the inventor of the mobile phone, and how his innovation revolutionized communication worldwide, evolving from clunky devices to indispensable smartphones. 1928 – Inventor of the Personal Cellular Phone In 1950 Martin Cooper, inventor of the cell phone, graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). After graduation he served in the Navy Reserve as a submarine officer during the Korean War. In 1957 Cooper earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from IIT. In 2004, […]
