Is he African American
2007-02-14 01:09:41 · 3 answers · asked by Olive D 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
IDK, but where would the world be without him?
(say that fast, 5 times in a row)
2007-02-14 01:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Not_Here 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928 in Chicago) is considered the inventor of the cell phone. Dr. 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.
Dr. Martin Cooper is considered the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973, to the bewilderment of passers-by in a road of New York. The first call he made was to his rival, Joel Engel, Bell Labs head of research.
Cooper later revealed that watching Captain Kirk talking in his communicator on the tv-show Star Trek inspired him to research the mobile phone.
In 2003, Cooper received the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for his technological innovations in the communication field.
Past experience in the wireless field included working with Motorola to develop the first police radios.
Cooper is also a member of Mensa
Cooper was not the first man to play with this concept of a wireless and portable phone, he is simply the most relevant in our lives today.
He is not African American
2007-02-14 01:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by jhock216 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Cell . . . aka cell bill.
2007-02-14 01:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋