Pocket Power The Story of the Electronic Calculator (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2025
- Softcover
- New
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Paperback. The epic story of the tiny device that changed the world.Imagine a time when math meant hours of pencil-scribbling or clunky gears grinding away in giant machines. Today, a simple calculator app can solve complex equations in seconds-but how did we get here?In Pocket Power: The Story of the Electronic Calculator - How a Tiny Device Changed the Way We Think, Work, and Play, author Kevin Shelton takes readers on a thrilling journey through history, science, and innovation.Travel back to ancient China to see how the abacus revolutionized early counting.Meet visionary inventors like Blaise Pascal, Charles Babbage, and Ada Lovelace, who dreamed of mechanized math.Watch the 1960s race to create the first handheld calculator unfold.Witness the calculator wars of the 1970s as prices plummeted and features soared.Explore how calculators transformed classrooms, space missions, sports, and pop culture.With engaging storytelling and colorful illustrations, this book shows how a simple tool shaped the digital age. Perfect for middle-grade readers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by how small ideas spark big revolutions.From counting stones to smartphones, the calculator's journey is a testament to human creativity and the power of numbers. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Pocket Power The Story of the Electronic Calculator (Paperback)
- Author
- Pierce Jumper
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798265243713
The epic story of the tiny device that changed the world.
Imagine a time when math meant hours of pencil-scribbling or clunky gears grinding away in giant machines. Today, a simple calculator app can solve complex equations in seconds—but how did we get here?
In Pocket Power: The Story of the Electronic Calculator – How a Tiny Device Changed the Way We Think, Work, and Play, author Kevin Shelton takes readers on a thrilling journey through history, science, and innovation.
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Travel back to ancient China to see how the abacus revolutionized early counting.
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Meet visionary inventors like Blaise Pascal, Charles Babbage, and Ada Lovelace, who dreamed of mechanized math.
-
Watch the 1960s race to create the first handheld calculator unfold.
-
Witness the calculator wars of the 1970s as prices plummeted and features soared.
-
Explore how calculators transformed classrooms, space missions, sports, and pop culture.
With engaging storytelling and colorful illustrations, this book shows how a simple tool shaped the digital age. Perfect for middle-grade readers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by how small ideas spark big revolutions.
From counting stones to smartphones, the calculator’s journey is a testament to human creativity and the power of numbers.
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