The father of ‘Cellular Phone’
Who is considered as the father of ‘Cellular Phone’?
- Linus Torvalds
- Percy Spencer
- Fred Morrison
- Martin Cooper
Answer: Martin Cooper
Martin “Marty” 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.
While at Motorola in the 1970s, Cooper invented the first handheld cellular mobile phone (distinct from the car phone) in 1973 and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. He is considered the “father of the (handheld) cell phone” and is also cited as the first person in history to make a handheld cellular phone call in public.
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