Martin Cooper (inventor)
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Martin Cooper is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field.
Cooper in 2007
Cooper holding a DynaTAC cellphone in 2007
Martin Cooper and Arlene Harris
DynaTAC
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The DynaTAC is a series of cellular telephones manufactured by Motorola from 1983 to 1994. Unveiled on March 6, 1983, the DynaTAC was the first commercially available handheld cellular phone. A full c
Martin Cooper (inventor)
…before any revenues were realized. Cooper assembled a team that designed and assembled a product in less than 90 days. That original handset, called the DynaTAC 8000x (DYNamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) weighed 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg), measured 10 inches (25 cm) long and was dubbed "the brick" or "the shoe" phone. A…
A DynaTAC 8000X, the first commercially available handheld mobile phone from 1984
A Classic II (right) and two Motorola StarTAC