WASHINGTON –- In 1965, the consumer electronics revolution that would result in PCs, iPods, smart phones and myriad other electronic devices was still years off. And the predecessors of the integrated ...

The pocket calculator might seem like the most banal of obsolete pants-transported technologies, but it was actually a pretty miraculous little doohickey back in the day. Along with radios and ...

They can do everything from plot complex equations to even play games like Doom (if you have enough rotting potatoes) but the handheld calculator started out as a very simple device capable of ...

Blaise Pascal was a mathematician, a scientist, a philosopher, a Christian writer and the son of a tax collector in 17th century France. The family business involved a lot of tedious arithmetic, so ...

It was the fall of 1965 and Jack Kilby and Patrick Haggerty of Texas Instruments sat on a flight as Haggerty explained his idea for a calculator that could fit in the palm of a hand. This was a huge ...

In this day and age of tablets that have screens with over three million pixels, it’s easy to forget the humble pocket calculator, one of the world’s first examples of mobile computing. The New York ...

An 'exceptionally rare' pocket-sized calculator from the 17th Century is expected to attract £100,000 at auction. The Arithmetical machine is one of the first mechanical calculating devices known to ...

According to the eBay seller the HP-01 calculator watch is a prototype of the very first wrist calculator watch to be created by HP back in 1977, and cost $600 when it launched 37 years ago The ...

Buying your first home can be a major financial decision, therefore, it requires careful planning. While the prospect of homeownership is exciting, it is important to understand your repayment ...