Take your eyes off your mobile phone, says inventor, 50 years on

Cooper holds a contemporary copy of the original cellphone he used to make the first cellphone call on April 3, 1973, in Del Mar, California on March 20, 2023. The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years ago. — AFP

DEL MAR, United States: The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that’s according to the man who invented them 50 years ago.

Martin Cooper, an American engineer dubbed the “Father of the cell phone”, says the neat little device we all have in our pockets has almost boundless potential and could one day even help conquer disease.