(CNN)-- In 1973, Martin Cooper changed the world, although he didn't know it yet. Cooper and his team at Motorola, the communications company, created maybe the only thing that runs the lives of ...

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Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer made the first cell phone call in history from a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan ...

“I wanted to talk to you about how you’ve managed to come up with such cool phones compared to the one I created 46 years ago. Although … you seem to be running into a lot of trouble these ...

He refused to have a phone in his office calling it a “distraction”, spent most nights reading the Encyclopedia Britannica, and almost worked himself to death. Alexander Graham Bell, credited ...

PITTSBURGH, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved way to hold and charge your phone while driving in the car to prevent accidents," said an inventor, from Adelanto, Calif.

PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an accessory to shade your cell phone screen for an enhanced view in bright sunlight," said an inventor, from San Gabriel, Calif.

PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an accessory to shade your cell phone screen for an enhanced view in bright sunlight," said an inventor, from San Gabriel, Calif., "so I ...

PITTSBURGH, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I spend a lot of time outdoors on the beach and at the pool. I wanted to create a special table to help prevent my phone from overheating in the sun ...