Martin Cooper

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Martin Cooper is an American engineer and inventor best known as a pioneer of mobile phone technology and for leading the development of the first handheld cellular phone.

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instanceOf electrical engineer
engineer
human
inventor
telecommunications engineer
areaOfInfluence global telecommunications
awardReceived Marconi Prize
Prince of Asturias Awards
surface form: Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
coFounded ArrayComm
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countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedBySource pioneer of mobile phone technology
developed first handheld cellular phone prototype
educatedAt Illinois Institute of Technology
employer Motorola
familyName Cooper
fieldOfWork mobile communications
telecommunications
wireless technology
givenName Martin
hasAcademicDegree bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
hasInfluenced design of modern smartphones
hasNotableStudent engineers in the mobile communications field
hasPatentOn cellular phone technology
hasRole leader of Motorola handheld cellular phone development team
industry telecommunications industry
wireless communications industry
influenced modern mobile phone industry
knownFor leading the team that developed the first handheld cellular phone
making the first public handheld mobile phone call
pioneering cellular telephone technology
languageSpoken English
name Martin Cooper self-link
nationality American
notableAchievement first handheld cellular phone call on a public network
notableWork development of the first handheld cellular phone
pioneering work in mobile phone technology
occupation engineer
inventor
technology executive
positionHeld corporate director of research and development at Motorola
vice president at Motorola
residence United States of America
sexOrGender male
workLocation City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America

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Martin Cooper name Martin Cooper self-link