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Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call in 1973.

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Is it true that Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call in 1973?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first mobile phone call in 1973, with one specifying the date as April 3, 1973.

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Martin Cooper (inventor) - Wikipedia
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Martin Cooper (inventor) - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor)

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Time to Reap the Benefits of Digital Technology in Public Health
2026
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Time to Reap the Benefits of Digital Technology in Public Health. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2026.v38i01.001

Technology in postwar America : a history
2007
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W, P. C. (2007). Technology in postwar America : a history. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/technologyinpost0000purs_i0q2

Ubiquitous Internet Environments
2006
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Ubiquitous Internet Environments. (2006). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-562-7.ch095

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