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Martin Cooper on the First Cell Phone Call

Wednesday September 23, 2009

martin cooperInventor of the modern cell phone Martin Cooper recalls to the press, "As I walked down the street while talking on the phone, sophisticated New Yorkers gaped at the sight of someone actually moving around while making a phone call. Remember that in 1973, there weren't cordless telephones, let alone cellular phones." Photo Credit Courtesy ArrayComm

Comments
September 18, 2006 at 12:12 pm
(1) sarah says:

this is pretty sweet

September 18, 2006 at 12:13 pm
(2) pizza says:

i think tht this website is hott

November 28, 2006 at 10:28 pm
(3) yourFACE says:

i agree with pizza. (:

December 14, 2006 at 10:49 am
(4) Flugal Bogal says:

the old cell phones looked retarded….im glad they remodled it

March 6, 2007 at 12:04 pm
(5) chyenne says:

YOU MADE THE BEST INVETIN EVER

March 28, 2007 at 12:37 pm
(6) hoothoot says:

Martin cooper is my hubby, you bit*hes are just jealous. the cell phone was the best invention ever! its like a life saver!!!

October 1, 2007 at 2:53 pm
(7) lol lol lol says:

martin cooper is sexy!!!!!!!

October 1, 2007 at 2:57 pm
(8) lol lol lol says:

hey all u ppl out there im so bored!!!!!!! Martin Cooper is so hotttt!!!!!!!!!! Man Candy eye sighting 3 o clock!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

May 30, 2008 at 10:48 am
(9) dis$codiva says:

u guys are stupid but
GREAT INVENTION!!!!

November 7, 2008 at 1:52 pm
(10) lady j says:

yall shawties need 2 hop off da man jock..like really yall cnt have him &nd yall mad!!!

yalls o stupid though but imma let yall have yall momentz cuz da real shawty who’s bein wifed by da boi was

hereeeeeeeeeeeee!!

November 12, 2008 at 11:49 pm
(11) History Project Topic says:

He is still alive! he is 82! he was born in 1926! and does anyone know contact information on him like a phone number or email because i need a primary source for my annotated bibliography on my project! Please and thank you!

December 12, 2008 at 10:12 am
(12) deanarella says:

yeahh deff. .hott. :]]]

January 14, 2009 at 11:59 am
(13) alexi-marie says:

this invention is gonna help me with so much information… for my job

January 26, 2009 at 10:44 am
(14) jarrod says:

dr. martin cooper is pretty kool if ask me icouldnt live without my phone

January 26, 2009 at 10:46 am
(15) jarrod says:

dr.martin cooper is tite i couldnt live with out my phone

February 4, 2009 at 11:20 am
(16) percycute says:

BORING!!!!!

February 6, 2009 at 9:29 am
(17) La Vida Loca says:

i think this was a very good idea cuz now i cant stop txting or talking on the phone

February 24, 2009 at 2:09 pm
(18) :P says:

:P (:

March 11, 2009 at 9:07 am
(19) ryan in BR MI says:

haha im happy with my black barry

March 18, 2009 at 3:48 am
(20) Ifeanyi says:

Cooper must b an unsual man,very receptive and lucky used by God to fulfil a program,a type of d fast spiritual way of communicating wit God witout seeing him

June 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
(21) potatoe says:

u lot r gay sayin tht martin cooper is hott eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nasty bit
* get a life man

June 29, 2009 at 8:01 am
(22) potatoe says:

oh sorry i mean bitchessssssssss

June 29, 2009 at 8:02 am
(23) potatoe says:

oh sorry i mean bitches

June 29, 2009 at 8:03 am
(24) potatoe says:

hahahahahaha suckers

June 29, 2009 at 8:04 am
(25) peas says:

you rule potatoe

June 29, 2009 at 8:05 am
(26) CARROTS says:

I LOVE YOU POTATOE
GO POTATOE, GO POTATOE!!!! :)

September 22, 2009 at 10:28 am
(27) (:SAM:) says:

hey!!! im bored. im sitting in class and i have nothing to do. ughhhhh! :p

October 14, 2009 at 5:53 pm
(28) CANDY says:

IS THIS DUDE DEAD OR ALIVE??
WOOOOW I AM SO BORED IN MY CLASSROOM

October 21, 2009 at 10:58 am
(29) iCarlii says:

I’m so effin bored in thisx class bt thx for the invention ;) ,:p

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