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CELL PHONE AND TOUCH SCREEN VOCABULARY

Basic information on invention of, and operation of cell phones and touch screens.

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Inventor of first telephoneAlexander Graham Bell
Year first telephone invented1886
Company that developed first cell phoneMotorola
Inventor of mobile phoneMartin Cooper
Year mobile phone invented1973
Cost of mobile phone in 1983$4,000
Needed for cell phone to workcells with communication towers
full-duplex2 frequencies working at the same time
cellhexagon-shaped area with tower
resistive touchscreen2 layers, 1 with elec. current, changed by pressure
capacitive touchscreenelec. charges in a grid, changed by touch
FoxconnChinese maker of iPhones
time to make one ipad5 days
length of work day/shift12 hours
iPhone workers ageteens and 20-year-olds
wage for Foxconn worker$1.73


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Beltsville K-8 School
Beltsville, MD

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