October 13, 1983. 25 years ago today, the first commercial cell phone call was made. The man who made the call was the president of the manufacturing company. The recipient of the call was the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell.
Only 25 years from a phone the size of your head to what we have today. What a change both technically and culturally. Cell phones are such a part of our life now, it is a challenge to even remember the days when we really could get away from it all. Pre cell phones, pre call-waiting, pre caller-i.d. Pre everything connecting us in ways beyond our imaginations, both good and bad.
Happy Birthday!
Filed under: Pop Culture | Tagged: Cell Phones
