Transcript Danielle Brochu - Martin Cooper
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Martin Cooper
By: Danielle Brochu
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•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
he made the first cell phone in 1973
phones” as
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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.
He joined Motorola in 1954
Earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering
in 1957 at Illinois Institute of Technology
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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.
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The call that
started it all
Standing on the corner off of
53rd 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.
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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”
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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.”
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Martin Cooper Today
April 3rd of this year was the 40th anniversary of being able to make
phone calls. He is now 84 years old and works in the Silicon Valley.
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Pictures:
dreamzmobile.blogspot.com
www.voanews.com
www.allposters.com
www.geoengineeringwatch.org
en.wikipedia.org
www.delmartimes.net
darkroom.baltimoresun.com
http://www.arraycomm.com/technology/coopers-law
www.wired.com
www.stelladoradus.com
www.everyvote.org
list25.com
Information:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Martin_Cooper.aspx
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Martin Cooper
By: Danielle Brochu
Slide 2
•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
he made the first cell phone in 1973
phones” as
Slide 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.
He joined Motorola in 1954
Earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering
in 1957 at Illinois Institute of Technology
Slide 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.
Slide 5
The call that
started it all
Standing on the corner off of
53rd 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.
Slide 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”
Slide 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.”
Slide 8
Martin Cooper Today
April 3rd of this year was the 40th anniversary of being able to make
phone calls. He is now 84 years old and works in the Silicon Valley.
Slide 9
Pictures:
dreamzmobile.blogspot.com
www.voanews.com
www.allposters.com
www.geoengineeringwatch.org
en.wikipedia.org
www.delmartimes.net
darkroom.baltimoresun.com
http://www.arraycomm.com/technology/coopers-law
www.wired.com
www.stelladoradus.com
www.everyvote.org
list25.com
Information:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Martin_Cooper.aspx
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