Martin Goetz, who received the first software patent, dies at 93 bostonglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bostonglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.
There are more than 300 million cellphone customers in the U.S. David Meilahn, a suburban Chicago insurance agent, was the first. In a Soldier Field parking lot, 40 years ago Friday, Meilahn bested 13 other early adopters in a promotional race to see who could activate their preinstalled car phones and make the first commercial cellular call in the U.S. Meilahn won a check to cover the car .
40 years ago, the first commercial cell call was made in Chicago chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There are more than 300 million cellphone customers in the U.S. David Meilahn, a suburban Chicago insurance agent, was the first. In a Soldier Field parking lot, 40 years ago Friday, Meilahn bested 13 other early adopters in a promotional race to see who could activate their preinstalled car phones and make the first commercial cellular call in the U.S. Meilahn won a check to cover the car .