From better bridges to more efficient cars: how pocket calculators changed the world

Jeffrey M. Perkel

Nature, 2023, vol. 620, issue 7975, 721-722

Abstract: Now lying forgotten in many a drawer, the modern computer’s handheld predecessors heralded an era of effortless calculation — an innovation 42,000 years in the making.

Keywords: Scientific community; History; Mathematics and computing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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