Handheld electronics have become so ubiquitous to our society that it’s difficult for the younger generations to imagine their lives without them. Whether it’s a smartphone, an iPad, a tablet, an MP3 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1967 Sony Corporation of Japan ...

Watching this video of Friden EC-132 electronic calculators provides a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Watching this video of Friden EC-132 electronic calculators provides a nostalgic trip down ...

Sharp was a frontrunner among the many companies that began developing calculators throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Until 1970, Sharp was only the trade name of the Hayakawa Electric Industry Company; ...

In 1966, there were no cheap, reliable keyboards. The keyboards that did exist were too bulky and expensive to work for the calculator. Jim Van Tassel took on the task of designing a small, ...