Martin Cooper
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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. He received his degree in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1950 and received his master's degree from the same institution in 1957.
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[1].
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- ^ (July 2004) "They're Accomplished, They're Famous, and They're MENSANS". Mensa Bulletin (476): p. 25. ISSN 0025-9543.
