Honoring the Bestof the Internet
Webby Lifetime Achievement
About Webby Lifetime Achievement
An individual or group of individuals who have played an integral role over time in furthering the creative, technical or professional progress of the Internet.
The Webby Awards is thrilled to honor Marty Cooper with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, an inventor, entrepreneur and executive responsible for creating the first portable cellular phone in 1973. He is cited in the Guinness Book of World Records for making the first cellular telephone call.
