Martin Cooper (inventor)

Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois , USA) is a former Motorola vice president and division manager who in the 1970s led the team that developed the handheld mobile phone (as distinct from the car phone ). Cooper is the CEO and founder of ArrayComm , a company that works on researching smart antenna technology and improving wireless networks , and was the corporate director of Research and Development for Motorola .

Martin " Marty " Cooper (born December 26, 1928) is an American engineer . He is a pioneer and visionary in the wireless communications industry. With eleven patents in the field, he is recognized as an innovator in radio spectrum management . While at Motorola in the 1970s, Cooper conceived the first handheld 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 cell phone " and is also cited as the first person in history to make a handheld cellular phone call in public. Cooper is co-founder of numerous successful communications companies with his wife and business partner Arlene Harris ; also known as the "first lady of wireless." He is co-founder and current Chairman of Dyna LLC, in Del Mar, California . Cooper also sits on committees supporting the U.S.

American engineer 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. Cooper is co-founder of numerous communications companies with his wife and business partner Arlene Harris ; He is co-founder and current Chairman of Dyna LLC, in Del Mar, California . Cooper also sits on committees supporting the U.S.

He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management , with eleven patents in the field. 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 . 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. He is considered the "father of the (handheld) cell phone ". Cooper is co-founder of numerous communications companies with his wife and business partner Arlene Harris ; He is co-founder and current Chairman of Dyna LLC, in Del Mar, California . Cooper also sits on committees supporting the U.S. 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.