Curta
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curta-164-18557622
title:
Curta
text:
The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand. It was affectionately known as the "pepper grinder" or "peppermill" due to its shape and means of operation; its superficial resemblance to a certain type of hand grenade also earned it the nickname "math grenade". Curtas were considered the best portable calculators available until they were displaced by electronic calculato
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Mechanical pocket calculator
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
date created:
2003-12-19T13:57:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T05:45:27Z
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image:
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13
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