Martin Cooper
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1928 –
Who is Martin Cooper?
Martin "Marty" Cooper is an American 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 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 currently co-founder and Chairman of Dyna LLC, in Del Mar, California. Cooper also sits on committees supporting the Federal Communications Commission and the United States Department of Commerce.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1928
Chicago - Also known as
- 馬丁·庫珀
- Купер, Мартин
- Spouses
- Arlene Harris
- Arlene Harris
(1972 - )
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
Electrical engineering
( - 1950) - Master's Degree, Illinois Institute of Technology
Electrical engineering
( - 1957)
- Bachelor of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Employment
- ArrayComm
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on July 23, 2013
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