Know about the ‘Father of SMS’ - Matti Makkonen , the man who never patented his invention! The greatest mobile innovation ever – TEXTING, has given us the freedom to have private conversations in public and has given rise to a new kind of shorthand language altogether. It is the ease and popularity of texting that have given rise to platforms like Twitter and applications like WhatsApp. So who came up with this concept? Read on to know about the man: 1. Matti Makkonen , a Finnish engineer, has been credited with the invention of TEXT messaging. 2. Being a man of a humble nature, he never patented his invention. He has always claimed it to be the joint effort between his colleagues and himself. 3. According to Matti, he didn't make a patentable invention. He was just the first one to notice the need and then work with a team of engineers to give rise to the biggest invention of Telecom history. 4. Makkonen still holds a big name in the telecom world...