About
Martin Cooper is an engineer, an entrepreneur, and a futurist. Known as the “father of the cell phone,” he invented the world’s first portable cell phone while at Motorola and made the first public cell phone call in 1973. Over thirty years at Motorola, Cooper and his teams introduced the first nationwide mobile phones and radio pagers, and numerous other products. He and his wife, Arlene Harris, an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, founded over a half dozen companies.
He received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Biden early this year. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineers, the Marconi Society, and is a Prince of Asturias Laureate, He serves on the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council and has testified before that commission and before the U.S. Congress on wireless issues. He has been widely published, and created the Law of Spectrum Capacity, known as Cooper’s Law.
Episodes
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December 23, 2025
Creating Change with Martin Cooper, Father of the Cell Phone
Martin Cooper is an engineer, an entrepreneur, and a futurist. Known as the “father of the cell phone,” he invented the world’s first portable cell phone while at Motorola and made the first public cell phone call in 1973. Over thirty years at Motorola, Cooper and his teams introduced the first nationwide mobile phones and radio […]