I was just in an email ‘conversation’ with someone when I mentioned my Curta mechanical calculator, and he responded “Pictures Please!” so here we are… Just in case you haven’t heard about this before ...

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I first learned about the Curta from this January 2004 article in Scientific American, by Cliff Stoll. Unfortunately, the article is not available for free. But you can purchase a PDF of the whole Jan ...

The mechanical marvel has an interesting history. Curt Herzstark invented it while in a Nazi concentration camp. After the war, Curta calculators were made in Liechtenstein. Production ended in the ...

A mobile tool for carrying out simple mathematical equations, the Curta was the best pocket calculator until the advent of the electric calculator. Now, thanks to the 3D-printing prowess of Charlotte, ...

The New Haven Register has reported on how a little known mechanical calculator, the Curta calculator, could make a comeback with the aid of nanotechnology. The Curta calculator was a mechanical ...

It is amazing how makers can accomplish so much when they put their mind to something. [Marcus Wu] has uploaded a mesmerizing video on how to build a 3D printed Curta Mechanical Calculator. After nine ...

You are in: Wiltshire > History > Curator's Pick > Pocket calcuator fit for a Fuhrer. Curator's Choice: One of the first to be pocket sized... the Curta calculator is at the Museum of Computing.

Curator's Choice: One of the first to be pocket sized... the Curta calculator is at the Museum of Computing. "Along with early computers, the museum has a large collection of weird and wonderful ...

I worked with a guy who found one of these at an estate sale in a box of used camera lenses. He didn't know what it was but it looked expensive and said "Made in Germany" so he figured it was worth ...