The First Mobile Phone Call Was 75 Years Ago—How Technologies Go From Breakthrough to Big Time

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:02:48 - https://singularityhub.com/2021/07/22/the-first-mobile-phone-call-was-75-years-ago-how-technologies-go-from-breakthrough-to-big-time/

I have a cellphone built into my watch. People now take this type of technology for granted, but not so long ago it was firmly in the realm of science fiction. The transition from fantasy to reality was far from the flip of a switch. The amount of time, money, talent, and effort required to put a telephone on my wrist spanned far beyond any one product development cycle.

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