Cellphone Inventor Predicts , Cybernetic Devices , Will Be the Future of Communications.
NPR reports that Martin Cooper, the father of the cellphone, thinks that AI will revolutionize communication, and cellphones will "become a part of you.".
NPR reports that Martin Cooper, the father of the cellphone, thinks that AI will revolutionize communication, and cellphones will "become a part of you.".
Cooper, the former head of Motorola's communications systems division, was the first person to ever use a cellphone to make a call.
Cooper, the former head of Motorola's communications systems division, was the first person to ever use a cellphone to make a call.
In 1972, Cooper set out to make a cellphone, while competitors such as Bell Labs worked on concepts like the car phone.
In 1972, Cooper set out to make a cellphone, while competitors such as Bell Labs worked on concepts like the car phone.
Cooper's vision of the future of communication revolved around the idea that , "a cellphone ought to be an extension of a person, it ought to be with a person all the time." .
By 1973, Cooper had created the world's first functional cellphone system.
We knew back in 1973 that someday, everybody would have a cellphone, and we're almost there.
Two-thirds of the people on Earth have one.
, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.
We knew back in 1973 that someday, everybody would have a cellphone, and we're almost there.
Two-thirds of the people on Earth have one.
, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.
While speaking with NPR, Cooper offered his predictions for the future of communication amid a field of rapidly-evolving technology.
The cellphone is going to become a part of you.
Parts of the cellphone will be embedded under your skin.
, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.
You won't have to charge a cellphone, because your body is a perfect charger.
You ingest food, and you turn it into energy.
, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.
So there are so many improvements yet to be made in a cellphone.
And I really do believe that we are just at the beginning of the cellphone revolution, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR
