Empire of the sum : the rise and reign of the pocket calculator
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Author
Houston, Keith, 1977-
Contributors
W.W. Norton & Company, publisher.
Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
Status
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Rapid City Public Library - Math & Science - Adult
MATH & SCIENCE 510.285 HOU
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-362) and index.
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." -- back cover

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Mathematical instruments -- History.
Pocket calculators -- History.
Bisac Subjects
Computers / History.
History / Social History.
Mathematics / History & Philosophy.
Technology & Engineering / History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
History
Pocket calculators