jul 1, 1973 - first documented case of a mobile phone
Description:
In 1973, the first call from a hand-held device was made with a phone shaped like a brick that weighed about 2.4 pounds. Martin Cooper, an executive at Motorola, picked up the large device — one that only worked for 30 minutes of chatting after a 10-hour chargeAdded to timeline:
Date:
jul 1, 1973
Now
~ 52 years ago