History Of Cell Phones

By alasjah

  • Doctor Martin Cooper invented the first mobile phone.

    Doctor Martin Cooper invented the first mobile phone.
    Doctor Martin Cooper invented the first portable hand-held cell phone.

  • The first cell phone goes public.

    The first cell phone goes public.
    After 10 years, Dr. Cooper's invention has gone public. It was put out by Motorala.

  • The flip phone is introduced.

    They came up with a phone that flips up to show the keypad.

  • Text messaging developed.

    The europeans came up with a way to send written messages by phone. This was called texting.

  • The first smartphone was invented.

    This smart phone could only send emails and messages. It didn't have a speaker or microphone.

  • The camera phone was invented.

    A company called Sanyo made a phone that could snap pictures.

  • The Cell Phone Recycle Act was created.

    It is a law that was past in California that states constumers can return old phones for recycling.