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short history of cell phonesIt seems difficult to imagine life without
cell phones these days. Over time, they have become a Blank 1 Вопрос 1standard accessory, which most of us never leave home
without. They have affected our ability to communicate and interact with the
world in Blank 2 Вопрос 1countless ways .
The development of the technology in the U.S.
started in the 1940s, and the first mobile phone call was made from an
automobile in 1946. Martin Cooper, who worked for Motorola, is credited with
making the first call from a handheld phone in 1973. It weighed 1.13 kilos (2.5
pounds) and was 22.8 centimeters (9 inches) long! The design of that phone seems
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beginnings, there have been Blank 5 Вопрос 1humble in
both technology and design. The result is that phones today are viewed as a
convenience that most of us would not want to live without.