Yesterday was the 35th Anniversary of the First Cellular Phone Call. The first ever public cellular phone call was made by Martin Cooper who called up rival (he worked at Motorola) at AT&T's Bell Labs from the streets of New York City. Cooper also takes credit for inventing the portable cell phone. Recalling the incident, Cooper says, "In a time when there were no cordless or cellular phones, normally blasé New Yorkers gaped at the sight of me making a phone call while strolling down Lexington Avenue." Apparently the first cell phone was humongous by today's standards; it weighed two and a half pounds and was 10 inches long. The phone could be used for only 20 minutes before the battery died. Now you know whom to blame for you nomophobia! Just kidding!
Yesterday was the 35th Anniversary of the First Cellular Phone Call. The first ever public cellular phone call was made by Martin Cooper who called up rival (he worked at Motorola) at AT&T's Bell Labs from the streets of New York City. Cooper also takes credit for inventing the portable cell phone. Recalling the incident, Cooper says, "In a time when there were no cordless or cellular phones, normally blasé New Yorkers gaped at the sight of me making a phone call while strolling down Lexington Avenue." Apparently the first cell phone was humongous by today's standards; it weighed two and a half pounds and was 10 inches long. The phone could be used for only 20 minutes before the battery died. Now you know whom to blame for you nomophobia! Just kidding!
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