significant_projects death_date birth_place image_width nationality article_title significant_design birth_date significant_awards education name
telecommunication 16 june 2011 koutojärvi , Övertorneå municipality , sweden 300px swedish Östen mäkitalo
 gsm 27 august 1938 h. m. the king 's medal royal institute of technology Östen mäkitalo
Östen mäkitalo

Östen mäkitalo -lrb- 27 august 1938 -- 16 june 2011 -rrb- was a swedish electrical engineer .
he is considered to be the father of the nordic mobile telephone -lrb- nmt -rrb- system and many times the father of cellular phone .
