In today’s busy life we do not spend much time with our friends and relatives. The main reason behind this is that sometimes we are busy at work, sometimes we do not want to go anywhere due to fatigue. But in the 21th century, science has given us such as unique tool with the help of which we can connected with our families, friends and relatives and even talk to them.
So let’s know who has given such easy facility to stay connected with others
At present time, our life is incomplete without a mobile phone. Not only do we know the well being of our friends and relatives through mobile phones but also do all the work related to our office. But do you know when and where the first mobile phone was made and who made it?
World’s First Mobile Phone
The world’s first mobile phone was manufactured by an American engineer named Martin Cooper, who he demonstrated to the world on April 3, 1973. It was the first phone in the world, which was made for the common people, because before this radio phones and wireless phones were also available, but it was mostly used by the armed forces.
Martin Cooper made the first call from his office in Manhattan to the headquarters of Bell Labs located in New Jersey. Martin Cooper co-produced this mobile phone with today’s leading mobile company Motorola and later became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Martin Cooper was awarded the Marconi Award in 2013 for the outstanding work done in the field of communication due to the creation of the world’s first mobile phone.
The world’s first commercial cellular phone service was launched in 1979 by a Japanese company called NTT. Then in 1981, mobile phone services started in Denmark, Filand, Norway and Sweden, Called Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT). In 1983, The 1-G telephone network was started in the US city of Chicago under the name Ameritech.