EMPIRE OF THE SUM by Keith Houston ( 9781324086390 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

EMPIRE OF THE SUM
THE RISE AND REIGN OF THE POCKET CALCULATOR

By:

Keith Houston

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Paperback / softback

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1324086394

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Publisher:

WW NORTON & CO

Pub. date:

13 June, 2025

Pages:

384

Description:

The hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb and went with us to the moon—and the mathematicians, designers and inventors who brought it to life

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Full-color illustrations throughout

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