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2. Curta - Wikipedia

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   A partially disassembled Curta calculator, showing the digit slides and the stepped drum behind them Curta Type I calculator, top view Curta Type I calculator, bottom view. The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. [1] It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand.

3. Calculator - Wikipedia

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   By 1970, a calculator could be made using just a few chips of low power consumption, allowing portable models powered from rechargeable batteries. The first handheld calculator was a 1967 prototype called Cal Tech, whose development was led by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments in a research project to produce a portable calculator. It could add ...

4. These Calculators Make Quick Work of Standard Math ... - AOL

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   FX-9750GII Graphing Calculator. One of our favorite graphing calculators, the Casio FX-9750GII offers a lot of machine for the money. It can handle the needs of most students all the way through ...

5. Clive Sinclair - Wikipedia

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   By the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sinclair Radionics was producing handheld electronic calculators, miniature televisions, and the digital Black Watch wristwatch. The latter product, introduced in 1975, was a significant failure for Sinclair: in addition to being unable to meet demand, the watch itself was found to be inaccurate and difficult ...

6. Sharp EL-8 - Wikipedia

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   The EL-8 was much smaller, small enough to be used in one's hand: 164 mm (6.46 in) long, 102 mm (4.02 in) wide, and 70 mm (2.76 in) thick, and weighing 0.72 kg (1.59 lb) with batteries. [6] Although it was still too bulky to easily fit in a pocket, [ 1 ] it was an important step toward the development of the pocket calculator.

7. Scientific calculator - Wikipedia

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   Casio fx-77, a solar-powered digital calculator from the 1980s using a single-line LCD. A scientific calculator is an electronic calculator, either desktop or handheld, designed to perform calculations using basic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and advanced (trigonometric, hyperbolic, etc.) mathematical operations and functions.