In Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed Humanity, Martin “Marty” Cooper (EE ’50, M.S. ’57), “father of the cell phone,” recounts his storied career and the innovations that led to his invention of the world’s first practical cellular phone in 1973.
Though that tale alone could fill a book, Cooper goes a step further, laying out a vision for the future of mobile communications technology, including how our thinking and policy on health care, education, and poverty reduction can all benefit from that ingenious device in your pocket.
Pick up your copy of Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed Humanity at the Illinois Institute of Technology Official Bookstore and other retailers.