History of cell phones By pooters25 Jan 1, 1843 Michael Faraday studied to see if space could conduct electricity. Jan 1, 1865 Doctor Mahlon Loomis was the first person to communicate through wireless atmosphere. Jan 1, 1973 martin copper came up with Motorola Jan 1, 1977 first cell phone was made in Chicago Jan 1, 1988 big company's started to make cell phones Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Apr 23, 2010 Cell phones became more and more compact