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"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.

Martin Cooper -- a man dubbed 'the father of the cell phone' -- led the team that came up with the first working mobile phone - Copyright AFP/File STR Martin Cooper ...

On the 50th anniversary of arguably the most groundbreaking device of the century, Martin Cooper, the American engineer known as the "father of the cell phone," is concerned about people's obsession ...

Martin Cooper remembers exactly where he was standing when he made the first ever call from a cellphone on this day 50 years ago. MARTIN COOPER: I was on the streets of New York, 6th Avenue, right ...

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The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On March 16 th at 1 PM Eastern Time, The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) will host an online “Tech Talk” featuring Martin Cooper, the “Father of the Cell Phone.” ...

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 ...

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