"Father of the cellphone" Martin Cooper says he is "devastated" by pedestrian phone use, per AFP. Cooper joked that the one or two pedestrians getting run over by a car may teach phone users a lesson.

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It's been 50 years since the American engineer Martin Cooper made the first-ever cell phone call on the Sixth Avenue. Now, the father of cell phones has some interesting thoughts on the future of our ...

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The cell phone is celebrating 50 years of its first call on April 3. Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs on April 3. 1973, in front of reporters ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Holding the bulky brick cellphone he’s credited with inventing 50 years ago, Martin Cooper thinks about the future. Little did he know when he made the first call on a New York ...

The inventor of the world’s first cellphone says he’s stunned by how much time people now waste on their devices. 92-year-old Martin Cooper made the declaration during an interview with “BBC Breakfast ...

Cell phone makers are showing off their latest innovations at a convention in Las Vegas — including phones that surf the Internet and do much more, in some cases without even pressing a button. Thirty ...

Over the past five decades, technology has seen significant advancements. From humanoid robots expressing emotions to the boundless potential of ChatGPT, we have come a long way. Just 50 years ago, ...

Engineer Martin Cooper, inventor of the cellular phone, on why it's important for business and government leaders to look beyond their tenure and think generationally. Photo/Video: Robert Libetti/The ...