Back in 2007, I wrote what I believe is considered the definitive history of the development of the cellphone for American Heritage of Invention & Technology Magazine. At least it’s considered the definitive history by Martin Cooper, the Motorola executive who initiated and shepherded the project, whom I’m honored to know.
You can read Hold The Phone! here.
About Stewart Wolpin
I have been writing about consumer electronics for four decades, including news, reviews, analysis and history for a wide variety of consumer, niche and trade outlets. For the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), I annually update the industry's history and write the official biographies of the CTA Hall of Fame inductees. Aside from writing about consumer technology for a variety of consumer, tech and trade publications, I write a blog and do market research for Digital Technology Consulting. In the non-tech world, I have written "Bums No More: The Championship Season of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers" and "The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle." Check out my work at www.stewartwolpin.com.
