In 1973, Dr Martin Cooper made world's first mobile phone call to his rival at Bell Labs; but all he heard back was silence as ...
On April 3, 1973, Motorola engineer Dr Martin Cooper made what is widely recognised as the first mobile phone call . Standing on a New York City street, Cooper called Joel Engel, an engineer at Bell Laboratories and his rival in the race to develop mobile communications. Cooper told Engel he was calling from a “personal, handheld portable cell phone,” but all he heard back was silence as he presumed his competitor had been left speechless.
On April 3, 1973, Motorola engineer Dr Martin Cooper made what is widely recognised as the first mobile phone call . Standing on a New York City street, Cooper called Joel Engel, an engineer at Bell Laboratories and his rival in the race to develop mobile communications. Cooper told Engel he was calling from a “personal, handheld portable cell phone,” but all he heard back was silence as he presumed his competitor had been left speechless.
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