Mobile Phone — Questions and answers

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What did Martin Cooper want people to be able to call instead of just a place?

Choices

  1. A person ✓
  2. A public telephone
  3. A specific building
  4. A business office

Answer: A person

From page 1

What was a big problem Martin Cooper and his team needed to solve to make a personal mobile phone?

Choices

  1. How to make car phones bigger
  2. How to put a full radio station in someone's pocket without draining a car battery quickly ✓
  3. How to connect a phone to a building
  4. How to use only one radio channel for everyone

Answer: How to put a full radio station in someone's pocket without draining a car battery quickly

From page 2

What did Rudy Krolopp say was the "greatest hurdle" when trying to make a handheld mobile phone?

Choices

  1. Finding an ancient Greek philosopher
  2. Making the phone connect to a car
  3. Miniaturization ✓
  4. Designing a very large antenna

Answer: Miniaturization

From page 3

What was the affectionate nickname for Motorola's DynaTAC 8000x prototype?

Choices

  1. The heavy box
  2. The big phone
  3. The brick ✓
  4. The personal communicator

Answer: The brick

From page 5

Who did Martin Cooper call with the world's first handheld mobile phone?

Choices

  1. Rudy Krolopp
  2. Dr. Henryk Beken
  3. Joel Engel ✓
  4. Dr. John F. Mitchell

Answer: Joel Engel

From page 6

How long did it take for the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x to be sold to people after the first call?

Choices

  1. One year
  2. Five years
  3. Ten years ✓
  4. Twenty years

Answer: Ten years

From page 7

Who mostly bought the expensive DynaTAC 8000x when it first came out?

Choices

  1. All families for home use
  2. Business executives and rich people ✓
  3. Students for school projects
  4. Young children for games

Answer: Business executives and rich people

From page 8

How did Martin Cooper feel when looking back at the mobile phone's impact on global society?

Choices

  1. He felt angry
  2. He found it surprising
  3. He felt truly humbling ✓
  4. He was unhappy with it

Answer: He felt truly humbling

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