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John Kachik

An illustrator and a fine artist who designed a tile mural at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Kachick depicts the powers of the cellphone.

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Cellphones Were Created to Untether Us. Then They Got Smart and Evolved Into an Omnipotent Appendage

One device made it possible to hold a telephone, a watch, a calculator, the mailbox, credit cards, a meteorologist, a television, a detailed map of the globe, millions of songs and books … all in one hand.