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Podcast - Leviset - 02-14-2024 05:36 PM

An interesting podcast
A pocket-size history of the calculator
More or Less: Behind the Stats

How was the calculator invented? How did it go from something the size of a table to something that could be carried in your pocket, the must-have gadget of the 1970’s and 80’s? Tim Harford unpicks the history of the calculator with Keith Houston, author of Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Debbie Richford Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Series Producer: Tom Colls Sound Mix: Hal Haines Editor: Richard Vadon
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/more-or-less-behind-the-stats/id267300884?i=1000643971084

Dennis