The Amazing Curta Calculator June 12, 2005
Posted by atharkhan in : Tech , trackbackI have a severe migraine and I cant concentrate on the 200+ pages I need to read for Patent Law. So, obviously, I turn to my beloved Internet for some new quirky find. I started searching for some unique patents and came across this marvellous invention called a Curta Calculator. Until now, I had only heard of the Slide Rule and some other mechanical calcuclators but this one takes the cake. To check out some Ebay auctions for Curta Calculators, Click Here.
Amazing arent they? Whats even more amazing is that it was invented by a Curt Herzstark while he was a prisoner at a Nazi concentration camp. Apparently, the ONLY reason he survived this ordeal was because the Nazis recognized his genius and wanted to present the finished item to Hitler as a gift.
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