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The mobile phone

In 1973, Marty Cooper made the first public mobile phone call using his newly invented cell phone.

In 1973, Marty Cooper made the first public mobile phone call using his newly invented cell phone. Now, there are more mobile phones on the planet than people. Fourteen-year-old Becky, from Northern Ireland, asks Marty about that call and how his invention changed our lives.

Producer: Tamsin Barber.

World Wise Web is a co-production between 成人论坛 World Service and 成人论坛 Rewind.
Music composed by Nick Thorburn

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10 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 Mar 2020 04:50GMT

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Two聽of the first cell phone models invented by Marty Cooper (Credit:聽Sandy Huffaker/Corbis via Getty Images)

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  • Sat 29 Feb 2020 05:50GMT
  • Sat 29 Feb 2020 18:50GMT
  • Sun 1 Mar 2020 05:50GMT
  • Sun 1 Mar 2020 15:50GMT
  • Mon 2 Mar 2020 00:50GMT
  • Mon 2 Mar 2020 02:50GMT
  • Mon 2 Mar 2020 04:50GMT

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