CAFL Trivia: What machine was used to make one of the earliest known mobile phones run?

Posted on Dec 13th 2011

Answer: A Car!

Lars Magnus Ericsson created one of the earliest mobile phones in history when he installed a telephone inside his automobile. He utilized a pair of long electrical wires and connected them to a national phone network as he drove his automobile across Sweden. Ericsson lived from 1846 to 1926 and quietly amassed a monetary fortune during his lifetime.