Origins of the Cell Phone
Art Molella, director of the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, interviewed Martin Cooper about the de… read more
Art Molella, director of the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, interviewed Martin Cooper about the development of the first cell phones and current innovative smart phone models. Martin Cooper was one of the inventors of the first handheld cellular phone, and placed the first public cell phone call in 1973. close
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