Inside Bologna Magazine profiled Marty in their Autumn 2013 edition. Marty’s great accomplishment “was to make the telephone absolutely personal.” Read more about the historic moment when Marty opened up the world to personal communications between people “our of earshot, out of sight — or even out of the country!”
On February 17, 2010, Marty was elected as a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer, honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering …
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Marty service on the U.S. Department of Commerce Spectrum Advisory Committee
Spain’s Prince of Astorias honored Marty with a lifetime achievement award in 2009.
Accessible Wireless became part of the creation of GreatCall
Wired Magazine’s Randy Alfred described the first cellular phone call on April 3, 1973 when Marty called his counterpart at AT&T to gloat
In 2008, Arlene joined a number of other wireless industry pioneers in founding the Wireless History Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the wireless industry.
SOS Wireless became part of the creation of GreatCall with its 2005 merger
GreatCall: Marty and Arlene Co-Found The Company Behind theJitterbug Simple Cell Phone – 2006
