Handheld Calculators

Year 2018Episode 915 minNov. 22, 2018
Handheld Calculators

The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is Japan's Top Inventions. This time, we focus on electronic calculators. Pocket-sized calculators have become so common that everyone can have one, and are still used today. The world's first pocket-sized calculator was developed in Japan in 1972, and made calculators available to the general public for the first time. Let's discover the story behind its creation, including inspiration from a surprising source: bowling!

Handheld Calculators has aired on Nov. 22, 2018
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