Bell Labs - Martin Cooper Bust Sculpture

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Bennett Awards worked with Bell Labs to create a custom sculpture of the bust of Martin Cooper, the “father of the cell phone”. As an engineer at Motorola, Cooper invented the first handheld cellular mobile phone (distinct from the car phone) in 1973, and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. On April 3, 1973, he become the first person to use a handheld portable phone to make a cellular call. 

In honor of Cooper, Bell Labs commissioned Bennett Awards to create a custom sculpture of Cooper’s bust. Bennett Awards hand sculpted the model of the bust. The model was then cast in bronze, and featured an umber patina finish. The sculpture was roughly life-size, and was mounted on a marble base.

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Bennett Awards worked with Bell Labs to create a custom sculpture of the bust of Martin Cooper, the “father of the cell phone”. As an engineer at Motorola, Cooper invented the first handheld cellular mobile phone (distinct from the car phone) in 1973, and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. On April 3, 1973, he become the first person to use a handheld portable phone to make a cellular call. 

In honor of Cooper, Bell Labs commissioned Bennett Awards to create a custom sculpture of Cooper’s bust. Bennett Awards hand sculpted the model of the bust. The model was then cast in bronze, and featured an umber patina finish. The sculpture was roughly life-size, and was mounted on a marble base.

Bennett Awards worked with Bell Labs to create a custom sculpture of the bust of Martin Cooper, the “father of the cell phone”. As an engineer at Motorola, Cooper invented the first handheld cellular mobile phone (distinct from the car phone) in 1973, and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. On April 3, 1973, he become the first person to use a handheld portable phone to make a cellular call. 

In honor of Cooper, Bell Labs commissioned Bennett Awards to create a custom sculpture of Cooper’s bust. Bennett Awards hand sculpted the model of the bust. The model was then cast in bronze, and featured an umber patina finish. The sculpture was roughly life-size, and was mounted on a marble base.