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From Segments To Pixels

Handheld calculators saw a massive amount of innovation in the 1970s—thanks in no small part to LCD screens and a primitive form of typography.

Aug 18, 2024

Math + The Mechanics

The story of the Curta Calculator, a stylish portable mechanical calculator that doesn’t use electricity and has a surprisingly dramatic origin story.

Dec 02, 2022

Catch The Sun

Amid recent (depressing) revelations that some cheap calculators have fake solar cells on them, a short history of real solar cells on calculators.

Aug 09, 2017

Plotting A Takeover

The Texas Instruments graphing calculator, the long-neglected computing platform required by many high school math students, finally gets some competition.

May 22, 2017

A Game Boy For Math

Educators had a love-hate relationship with graphing calculators when they launched, but students loved them because they were great for games.

Sep 24, 2015

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