Calculators, Mr Houston writes, are now “everywhere and nowhere at once”. His thesis adds up. He makes a convincing case, in sum, for the significance of the calculator.

SINGAPORE: A digital calculator was launched on Friday (Aug 19) to help healthcare workers better estimate the monthly treatment costs for cancer patients, taking into consideration factors like ...

Though calculators had been getting smaller for years, the Busicom LE-120A, or “HANDY,” was the first to be genuinely pocket-sized, as it fit inside a standard shirt pocket.