John Francis Mitchell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American electronics engineer
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1928
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 09-Jun-2009
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John Francis Mitchell
- John Francis Mitchell (January 1, 1928 – June 9, 2009) was an American electronics engineer and president and chief operating officer of Motorola.Mitchell led the pioneering development and implementation of Motorola's mobile phone technology producing the first portable transistorized pager and cell phone.
- He was the driving force behind building quality into engineering, and the establishment of the Motorola University and Six Sigma Institute; and launched the global Iridium satellite constellation.
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