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The Curta calculator was the first handheld calculator. It was invented during WW2 by a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp named Curta. The first model was intended as a gift for Hitler, but the war ended too soon
Curta's were produced from about 1947 to 1976, when electronic handheld calculators killed Curta's market.
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The calculator was invented by Dr Charles M Parkson. It was invented in 1915 and was presented at the international convention of inventions. He won 2nd prize only to be beaten by the telephone aka Alexander Graham Bell. Dr Charles was later to be found guilty of 3 counts of paedophilia and 4 counts of rape.
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Who made the hand-held computers?
Hewlett Packard introduced the first handheld scientific calculator in 1972 and that became the first ever handheld computer to be invented.
Who is credited with the creation of the first handheld calculator?
The handheld electronic calculator was made possible by the development of VLSI integrated circuits (1000 to 10000 logic gates per chip). Hewlett Packard introduced the first one with their HP-35 model.
What are facts about blaise pascal?
Well Pascal invented the syringe and the hydraulic press, Meet his wife in a bar and Died of Tuberculosis at the age of 39. He also invented the first calculator
Who invented the calculator that could add subtract and divide?
Pascal
Was the first calculator called blaise pascal?
No, it wasn't. The first calculator was called the pascaline.
