Mobile Communication Evolves from Dick Tracy to Digital


Mobile Communication Evolves from Dick Tracy to Digital

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Mobile Communication Evolves from Dick Tracy to Digital

Dick Tracy used a wrist radio in a comic book. Marty Cooper remembered this idea for the future. Cooper wanted to make a phone like that for everyone to use easily.

Cooper worked at Motorola and wanted to create a mobile phone. He thought people wanted a phone everywhere. He called someone in 1973 to show his new phone worked well.

The first mobile phone was big and heavy. Now, phones are small and have many features. Billions of people use mobile internet on their phones around the world.

Phones have changed from simple calls to many different uses. People now use them for many hours each day. Phones give lots of information, messages, and videos to people constantly.

Cooper is now 96 years old and lives in California. He thinks phone technology will keep changing a lot. He wants phones to use body energy and check our health often.


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What did Dick Tracy use in a comic book?

Dick Tracy used a wrist radio in a comic book.

When did Cooper call someone to show his new phone?

Cooper called someone in 1973 to show his new phone worked well.

How old is Cooper now?

Cooper is now 96 years old.


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