Before smartphones, before apps, before wireless everything—this man laid the groundwork. 📱✨
Jesse Russell, often called the “Father of 2G,” revolutionized global communication by inventing key digital cellular technologies that made modern smartphones, wireless networks, and mobile data services possible.
With over 60 U.S. patents, his work quietly powers the connected world we live in today—yet his name is rarely mentioned in tech history conversations. This is why representation in innovation matters.
Black history is American history.
Source: @atlblackstar
