FORTY YEARS AGO today the first handheld mobile phone call was made in New York City.
Motorola engineer Dr Martin Cooper placed a call to Dr Joel Engel of Bell Labs on a phone weighing 2.5 lbs and measuring 9 inches long.
Martin Cooper with the 1973 prototype, pictured in 2011 (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Mobile phones have come on a lot in the past 40 years. In fact, the chances are high that you’re reading this on one of those smartphones the kids are so fond of.
Let’s take a look back at some of the models we’ve known and loved through the years…
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
40 years of mobile phones
