Back on this day in 1973, the first public mobile telephone call was made on the Manhattan sidewalk episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 2 MIN

Back on this day in 1973, the first public mobile telephone call was made on the Manhattan sidewalk

from Arizona's Morning News

Back on this day in 1973, the first public mobile telephone call was made on the Manhattan sidewalk. Martin Cooper made the device, and repotedly called his biggest competitor to tell him he was calling from a cell phone.

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Back on this day in 1973, the first public mobile telephone call was made on the Manhattan sidewalk. Martin Cooper made the device, and repotedly called his biggest competitor to tell him he was calling from a cell phone.

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