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[Encore] Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars: The True Story of a Real Rocket Man with G.A. “Jim” Ogle
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The History of the Calculator
In the early 70s, Bill Hewlett developed a calculator that could do all these functions. It was called shirt pocket power and took him a year to pay for it. Even when he graduated from tech, they were just starting to introduce digital calculators. And computers back then were about the size of a car, right? The ones on the ground. But you know, if you're going to fly something, you had to miniaturize.
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