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(b.) - ?1940 July 30
Bio/Description
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair s a British entrepreneur and inventor of the slim-line electronic pocket calculator in 1972 (Sinclair Executive) and the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, among many other things. The ZX80 was the UK's first mass-market home computer for less than £100. Sinclair has been fascinated by electronics and miniaturization since his teenage years. In 1961 he founded Sinclair Radionics after spending several years as assistant editor of Practical Wireless and Instrument Practice to raise funds.
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Date of Birth:
1940 July 30 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Development of first UK home computer -
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