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A new book about the history of the pocket calculator
05-30-2023, 08:55 AM
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RE: A new book about the history of the pocket calculator
(05-30-2023 08:20 AM)Paul Dale Wrote:  
(05-29-2023 10:55 PM)Steve Simpkin Wrote:  …, helped build the atomic bomb, …

Interesting, I wonder what model pocket calculator existed in the early - mid 1940s?

Pauli

It would likely have been a slide rule. It technically could be carried in your pocket. Any other type of mechanical pocket calculator at that time would be quite limited, like an addometer.
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