Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cell phone, comes on the show to talk about his new book, “Cutting the Cord,” and his thoughts on the tech industry as a whole. He dives into how he convinced Motorola to bet the company on a new technology, why he’s still optimistic about the cell phone’s potential, and what it will look like when robots replace us.

For more on the topics in this episode:

• Marty Cooper’s book, Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed Humanity
• Marty Cooper on Twitter
• A fun video on Cooper’s first cell phone call
• Cooper holding the original DynaTAC

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