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Gadgets & Devices

  • From Abacus to App: The Evolution of the Calculator

    by TED

    How Calculators Proved Our Teachers Wrong Remember those school days when teachers would say, “It’s not like you’ll have a calculator with you all the time”? Little did they know, the future had a pocket-sized trick up its sleeve. Let’s take a friendly stroll down memory lane, exploring the nifty gadget that’s more dependable than…