1. Martin Cooper By: Danielle Brochu

2. Cooper was born on December 26, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to the parents of Arthur and Mary Cooper Cooper was born on December 26, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to the parents of Arthur and Mary Cooper He is known as the “ Father of cell phones ” as he made the first cell phone in 1973 He is known as the “ Father of cell phones ” as he made the first cell phone in 1973

3. Career In 1950, Cooper graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology. He went from there to join the Naval Reserves and worked with destroyers and submarines. In 1950, Cooper graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology. He went from there to join the Naval Reserves and worked with destroyers and submarines. He joined Motorola in 1954 He joined Motorola in 1954 Earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1957 at Illinois Institute of Technology Earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1957 at Illinois Institute of Technology

4. Inspiration… Star Trek?? Believe it or not, the show Star Trek inspired his whole “individual phone” idea with Captain James T. Kirk and his communicator. Believe it or not, the show Star Trek inspired his whole “individual phone” idea with Captain James T. Kirk and his communicator.

5. The call that started it all Standing on the corner off of 53 rd Street in Manhattan, Martin Cooper dialed his leading competitor’s number who worked for Bell Labs, Joel S. Engel. He told him the race was over… He had made the first ever call over a cell phone.

6. Martin Cooper & Arlene Harris Martin, known as the “ Father of Cell Phones,” worked with his wife and business partner, known as the “ First Lady of Wireless”

7. Law of Spectral Efficiency Cooper formulated a law that stating that the “maximum number of voice conversation, or equivalent data transactions that can be conducted in all of the useful radio spectrum over a given area, double every 30 months.” Cooper formulated a law that stating that the “maximum number of voice conversation, or equivalent data transactions that can be conducted in all of the useful radio spectrum over a given area, double every 30 months.”

8. Martin Cooper Today April 3 rd of this year was the 40 th anniversary of being able to make phone calls. He is now 84 years old and works in the Silicon Valley.

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