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Martin Cooper

Martin Cooper, American engineer, father of mobile phone, joins the Watch Board with a restrained authority-backed profile.

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Life, work & what’s documented

Martin Cooper was born on 1928-12-26. Authority records identify Martin Cooper as American engineer, father of mobile phone. GND career terms include Wissenschaftler, Erfinder, "Vater des Mobiltelefons".

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Authority records identify Martin Cooper as American engineer, father of mobile phone. GND career terms include Wissenschaftler, Erfinder, "Vater des Mobiltelefons".

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

Age 97 as of 2026-08-31. Age context is factual and is not a health or mortality claim.

Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.

Astrology / interpretation

The cosmic file

SunCapricorn 4.5°
MoonGemini or Cancer 29.8°
MercuryCapricorn 9.1°
VenusAquarius 17.2°
MarsGemini 27.6°
JupiterTaurus 0.4°
SaturnSagittarius 23.1°
UranusAries 3.5°
NeptuneVirgo 1.2°
PlutoCancer 17.6°

These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is separate from health, mortality, and factual claims.

Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable_birth_time_unknown. Moon: calculated with sign boundary uncertainty. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon uncertainty is retained. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.

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Sources & provenance

  1. Library of Congress authority recordLibrary of Congress / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports stable identity, birth year.
  2. German National Library via lobid GND authority recordGerman National Library via lobid GND / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports stable identity, birth year, career classification.

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Restrained authority-backed profile from post-210 package 4dc14a55e67dd39989cb1f5a8b2e2a65d080844a2464d900def514ac02d7f254. The research package did not clear an image, so the approved polished no-image presentation is used.

Research last updated 2026-08-31.

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