Martin Cooper Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Martin Cooper (Marty Cooper)

Last Updated: 13 Nov, 2023 | Views: 1435

Age: 96

Profession: Inventor

Other Profession(s): Entrepreneur, Electrical Engineer

Famous For: Inventor of the first handheld cellular mobile phone

Higher Education: Master's in electrical engineering from IIT

Martin Cooper Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth
26 Dec, 1928 (96 Years 01 Month 22 Days)
Birth Country
United States
Birth State/Province
Illinois
Birth District
Chicago
Birth Sign
Capricorn
Religion
Jewish
Nationalities
American

Martin Cooper Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Martin Cooper, a well-known American inventor, was born in Chicago to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants.  He earned his degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1950 and participated in the Korean War as a submarine lieutenant. He graduated with a master's in electrical engineering from IIT in 1957, and the university awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004. He holds a position on the university's trustee board.

Career:

In 1954, Cooper quit his initial position at the Chicago-based Teletype Corporation to work for Motorola. Cooper spent 29 years creating and running Motorola's cellular and paging operations.

Cooper oversaw Motorola's communications systems division during the start of the 1970s.

Motorola's top executives backed Cooper's mobile phone idea by spending $100 million between 1973 and 1993 before any profits were made.

Cooper advanced at Motorola to become Vice-President and Corporate Director of Research and Development.

Cooper is listed as the principal inventor on October 17, 1973, patent for the "radio telephone system."

Cooper co-founded Arraycomm, a company that creates software for mobile antenna technology, in 1992.

Cooper was a member of the Energous board of directors from 2015 to 2019.

Achievements and Awards:

Cooper received the Prince of Asturias Award for technical and scientific research in 2009.

Cooper was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Radio Club of America in 2010.

Unknown Facts:

In 1986, Cooper and his wife, Arlene Harris, established Dyna LLC.

Cooper launched Cellular Payphone Inc. with others in 1986.

Martin Cooper Weight, Height in inches, Eye Color

Height (Approx.)
In Centimeters 170 cm
In Meters 1.70 m
In feet Inches 5'7"
Weight (Approx.)
In Kilograms 68 Kg
In Pounds 149 lbs
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
White

Martin Cooper Family, Wife

Father's Name
Arthur Cooper
Mother's Name
Mary Cooper
Spouse
Arlene Harris
Brother(s)
Will Cooper
Son(s)
2 Son

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