Cooper later told "60 Minutes" that when he made that first cellphone call in Midtown Manhattan, he walked into the street and narrowly missed getting hit by a cab.
The call was placed by Marty Cooper, then a Motorola employee, who said he rang up a competitor at AT&T to announce the achievement. Cooper later told "60 Minutes" that when he made that first cellphone call in Midtown Manhattan, he walked into the street and narrowly missed getting hit by a cab.