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The idea of cell phones dates from the 1920's and police radios, but the first cell was made by Bell labs in 1947. It wasn't until 1973 that Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola made a cell that could be used. From 1973-1984 it was sold only for government work. In 1984 the first public cell phones were sold. The phones of that time were large, heavy, and copied land line phones. They were carried in a zippered bag with a battery taking up the entire bottom.

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