Bibliograph

Empire of the sum, the rise and reign of the pocket calculator, Keith Houston

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Empire of the sum, the rise and reign of the pocket calculator, Keith Houston

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-362) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Empire of the sum

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1392658789

Responsibility statement

Keith Houston

Sub title

the rise and reign of the pocket calculator

Summary

This history of the pocket calculator reveals how the device was designed and invented, and how it ushered in modern mathematics and contributed to both the creation of the atomic bomb and the mission to land men on the moon

Table Of Contents

The hand -- The abacus -- The slide rule -- The clockwork age -- The arithmometer and the curta -- The Friden STW-10 -- The Casio 14-A -- The Sumlock Anita -- The Olivetti Programma 101 -- The Texas Instruments Cal Tech -- The Busicom 141-PF -- The Hewlett-Packard HP-35 -- The Pulsar Time computer calculator -- The Texas Instruments TI-81 -- Software Arts Visicalc

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