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Curta calculator

The world’s first pocket calculator.

The Curta calculator, the first pocket calculator

The device was invented by Curt Herzstark (1902-1988) and called 'Curta' (the female version of his name) for his daughter.

Curt had a Jewish father and was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp in 1943. Working on the design of this calculator for the Nazis saved his life.