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The first mobile phone call

In 1973, an American engineer called Marty Cooper made the world鈥檚 first mobile phone call from a street in New York City. He believed one day everyone would have their own phone.

In 1973, an engineer called Marty Cooper made the world鈥檚 first mobile phone call from a street in New York City. Cooper worked for a then tiny telecoms company called Motorola, but he had a vision that one day people would all want their own personal phone that could be reached anywhere. He talks to Louise Hidalgo.

Picture: Martin Cooper in New York City in 1973 with the first prototype mobile phone (Credit: Martin Cooper)

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