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Martin Cooper

Martin Cooper, the reason each one of us has our own private personal phone number. Martin Cooper freed us from copper wires and gave us unbound freedom of communication. Martin Cooper was the first born of Mary Cooper and Arthur Cooper, born on the 26th of December, 1928, during the Great Depression in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Arthur and Mary had emigrated to U.S.A. from Ukraine, Russia. They made modest living, selling merchandise door-to-door, on installment plans. The Cooper Family had a culture where education was of much importance. This was also one of the main foundations of Martin's life. Martin who inherited his mother's everlasting enormous energy, later said "My dad was a very thoughtful guy and whatever I am, I credit really good genes, and good culture." Martin Cooper had 8 siblings.During his early years, Martin lived in Winnipeg, Canada along with his family. He was an inquisitive soul since his childhood days. He constantly tried to figure out how things worked. By the time Martin was around four, he had started pulling things apart out of curiosity. One day Martin found a bunch of boys playing with a magnifying glass. As Martin got a clear view, he saw that they were burning a piece of paper by focusing sun rays onto the paper through the magnifying glass. Martin was astonished at the sight of it. He just had to know how that happened. Martin did not have a magnifying glass and the boys were way older than to him to entertain his curiosity. However, this wasn't going to stop him from knowing. So, he took a 'soda-pop' bottle and broke it to make his own magnifying glass. This was one of the many instances when Martin satisfied his curiosity in an unconventional way. Instead of stopping him from destroying things, Mary and Arthur too patiently let Martin satisfy his urge.

Later, at an early age of 9, Martin conceived the idea to improve the trains travelling far north to down south. He had just learned about friction, so he knew it was necessary to get rid of it. He thought, 'Why don't we support this train on magnets.' By that time he already knew that when two magnets of same charge come closer, they force themselves apart. This was just part of it. He further analyzed that as air created friction, he had to get rid of it too. So, the train would have to be in an air tight vacuum tunnel.

Martin Cooper is famous for inventing the first mobile phone, starting a system of smart satellites, and creating a hand radio for the Chicago Police Department He received the IEEE Centennial award 1984, Radio Club of America Fred Link Award and Life Fellow with the International Engineering Consortium, 2002 - American Computer Museum George Stibitz Computer and Communications Pioneer Award, 2002 - Wireless Systems Design Industry Leader Award 2006 - CITA Emerging Technologies Award, 2007 - Global Spec Great Moments Engineering Award, 2010 - Radio Club of America, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008 - CE Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame Award, 2009 - Prince of Asturias Award for scientific and technical research, 2011 - Inaugural Mikhail Gorbachev: The Man Who Changed the World Awards Nominee, 2011 - Webby Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2012 - Washington Society of Engineers, 2013 - Charles Stark Draper Prize, and 2013 - Marconi Prize.

Today when a crime is solved, a patient reaches the hospital in time for surgery, or a job is found on the

internet, Martin Cooper's mobile phone could play a significant role.The hand radios help police communicate.The smart satellites help receive signals. Because of Martin Cooper we have all of this technology.

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