Cell Phone used by Rudy Giuliani
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Object Details
- Giuliani, Rudy
- Motorola Inc.
- Description (Brief)
- Although wired communications systems can be more secure, wireless systems have the advantage of flexibility. For example, if one or two towers fail in a cellular telephone system the phone simply locates a working tower and the call goes through. This reliability proved critically important to New York mayor Rudy Giuliani on September 11, 2001 when he used this cell phone to help coordinate recovery efforts. Wired telephone service was disrupted in much of the city but the cellular system remained operational.
- Credit Line
- Nextel Communications
- ca 2000
- ID Number
- 2002.0241.01
- accession number
- 2002.0241
- catalog number
- 2002.0241.01
- Object Name
- cellular telephone
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- open: 19.7 cm x 5.7 cm x 4.5 cm; 7 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 25/32 in
- closed: 13.8 cm x 5.7 cm x 3.2 cm; 5 7/16 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in
- place made
- Malaysia
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Communications
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks
- related event
- September 11th Attacks
- Record ID
- nmah_1004500
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-591c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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