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| Martin Cooper |
MARTIN COOPER is a
pioneer in the wireless communications industry; an inventor, entrepreneur and
futurist. He has been a contributor to the technology of personal wireless
communications for over 50 years. He conceived the first portable cellular
phone in 1973. Cooper knew then that people needed the freedom that comes from
anywhere, anytime telephony in contrast to being tethered to a desk or a car.
He has been referred to as the ‘father’ of portable cellular telephony and is
recognized as an innovator in spectrum management. Cooper was a submarine
officer in the U.S. Navy. Following military service, he became a division manager
and head of R&D for Motorola over his 29-
year tenure at the Company.
As a serial entrepreneur, Cooper has started a number of businesses
including co-founding
GreatCall, Inc., maker of the Jitterbug phone and service, ArrayComm, the world
leader in smart antenna technology and Dyna LLC, a business incubator, where he
currently serves as Chairman. Cooper is a member of the National Academy of
Engineering and was an inaugural member of the Wireless History Foundation
(WHF) Wireless Hall of Fame. He is the recipient of the IEEE Centennial Medal,
was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Science and Technology; is a
co-recipient of the Charles Stark Draper Prize; one of the world’s preeminent
awards for engineering achievement, and the 2013 winner of the coveted Marconi
Prize. Most recently, Cooper was awarded the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer
Electronics Award. Cooper holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering
from the Illinois Institute of Technology on whose board of Trustees he serves.
He also serves on committees of the Federal Communications Commission and the
United States Department of Commerce.
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