I can't say Galvin's name was a familiar one to me, but I'm surprised I didn't know it given his role in the history of the mobile phone. Perhaps it's that pers

I can't say Galvin's name was a familiar one to me, but I'm surprised I didn't know it given his role in the history of the mobile phone. Perhaps it's that personal mobile phones were such a slower revolution to start than personal computers, that his name isn't as well-known as some of the big names in personal computing's formative years.