American electronics company founded by Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 — which produced the first mobile phone (Martin Cooper, 1973), the 68000 microprocessor (used in early Macs), and Motorola Solutions (communications) — before being acquired by Google and then Lenovo.
Invented the mobile phone (Martin Cooper made the first cellular call in 1973) and built the most widely used automotive and industrial communications devices — while its semiconductor division produced talent that seeded Fairchild and Silicon Valley more broadly.
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