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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to one another

UNITED STATES, JUL 4 – Martin Cooper's invention of the first mobile phone in the 1970s enabled billions to communicate globally, with over 4.6 billion mobile internet users today, industry data shows.

  • Back in April 1973, Martin Cooper made the first public cell phone call on a Manhattan sidewalk to AT&T’s rival program.
  • During the 1970s corporate battle, Motorola’s research arm, led by Cooper, rejected AT&T’s car phone strategy in favor of developing a handheld mobile device.
  • The four-pound DynaTAC 8000X prototype evolved into billions of lightweight smartphones worldwide.
  • Currently, there are more cellphones than people worldwide, with about 4.6 billion mobile internet users, highlighting the device's global reach.
  • Following the 2024 National Medal of Technology award, Cooper envisions future phones as thinking computers powered by human energy to eliminate battery reliance.
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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to one another

The simple landlines once used to call friends or family evolved into omnipresent glossy screens that flood our brain with data daily.

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He pioneered the cellphone, changing how people connect

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SF Gate broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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