Marty Cooper video, 2000
Description of the Collection
Video tape of presentation, "Untethering the Internet," delivered by Marty Cooper at the IIT AlumniFest 2000 program on Oct. 6, 2000 in which he discusses his newest innovation, I-BURST, a personal broadband access, representing the third generation of cellular internet access.
Dates
- Creation: 2000
Language of Materials
Records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Research
Biographical Note
Martin "Marty" Cooper (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1950; M.S., 1957 from Illinois Institute of Technology) is known for his work at Motorola where he was a member of the team which invented the cell phone in 1973. Cooper is an IIT Life Trustee and recipient of a 2010 Alumni Medal. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2010.
Full Extent
1 Videos
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Formerly 2000.044
Processor
Catherine Bruck, University Archivist 10/23/2000
Subject
- Cooper, Martin , 1928- (Person)
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository