02/09/2025
Did you know??
Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer, is credited with inventing the first mobile phone, making the first call from a hand-held device in New York City on April 3, 1973. His prototype, the DynaTAC, was the predecessor to the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first commercially available cell phone, launched in 1984.
Key facts about the invention:
Inventor: Martin Cooper.
Company: Motorola.
First Call: April 3, 1973, by Martin Cooper to his rival at Bell Laboratories.
Prototype: The DynaTAC, a bulky device weighing over a kilogram.
Commercial Launch: The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, known as "The Brick," was released in 1984.
Features: The first commercial model had a 10-hour charging time, 30 minutes of talk time, and no features beyond voice calls.
