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The mobile phone

In 1973, Marty Cooper made the first public mobile phone call using his newly invented cell phone.

In 1973, Marty Cooper made the first public mobile phone call using his newly invented cell phone. Now, there are more mobile phones on the planet than people. Fourteen-year-old Becky, from Northern Ireland, asks Marty about that call and how his invention changed our lives.

Producer: Tamsin Barber.

World Wise Web is a co-production between 麻豆社 World Service and 麻豆社 Rewind.
Music composed by Nick Thorburn

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Two聽of the first cell phone models invented by Marty Cooper (Credit:聽Sandy Huffaker/Corbis via Getty Images)

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