The History Of Calculators Documentary
An electronic calculator is a small, portable electronic device used to perform both basic and complex operations of arithmetic. In 2014, basic calculators can be very inexpensive. Scientific calculators tend to be higher-priced.
The first solid state electronic calculator was created in the 1960s, building on the extensive history of tools such as the abacus, developed around 2000 BC, and the mechanical calculator, developed in the 17th century. It was developed in parallel with the analog computers of the day.
Pocket sized devices became available in the 1970s, especially after the invention of the microprocessor developed by Intel for the Japanese calculator company Busicom.
Modern electronic calculators vary from cheap, give-away, credit-card-sized models to sturdy desktop models with built-in printers. They became popular in the mid-1970s as integrated circuits made their size and cost small. By the end of that decade, calculator prices had reduced to a point where a basic calculator was affordable to most and they became common in schools.
Computer operating systems as far back as early Unix have included interactive calculator programs such as dc and hoc, and calculator functions are included in almost all PDA-type devices (save a few dedicated address book and dictionary devices).
In addition to general purpose calculators, there are those designed for specific markets; for example, there are scientific calculators which include trigonometric and statistical calculations. Some calculators even have the ability to do computer algebra. Graphing calculators can be used to graph functions defined on the real line, or higher-dimensional Euclidean space.
In 1986, calculators still represented an estimated 41% of the world's general-purpose hardware capacity to compute information. This diminished to less than 0.05% by 2007.[1]
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I blows my mind at the sheer genius of people throughout history that have changed the course of humanity with their brilliant inventions.
Actual history segment begins at 8:25
@marcuselliott945
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@toni5759
5 жыл бұрын
Bless you
I *LOVE* her collection of calculators (16-18 minutes). The bamboo calculator is my favourite, but the sliding parts one is ingenious.
@Isaac-gh5ku
7 жыл бұрын
Me too.
The worlds first electronic Desk Top calculator was actually invented by Sumlock Comptometer in England. Known as the Sumlock Anita MK 8, which actually was launched just before the MK 7.
That teacher at the end is how every teacher ever should be
This is one of the most interesting documentary that I watched last time !! Good job and thanks for posting this documentary 😀🤣 You deserved like from me and maybe a subscription to your channel 😀
It´s strange that HP and Texas Instruments calculators are not mentioned in the video. I bought a Texas Instruments SR-50A in 1975 that still is in working order. Nostalgic piece of history.
@icisne7315
7 жыл бұрын
It's because it's focused mainly on Japanese calculators. I actually really like the Casio graphing calculator it's oddly intuitive
@stephintheatre6335
6 жыл бұрын
Juan Abreu lol,It's about Japanese calculator history,HP and Texas Instruments are American companies, and Sharp, Casio and Canon are major Japanese calculator manufacturers, so why would you mention them, it wouldn't make sense!😛
@stephintheatre6335
6 жыл бұрын
Phonzo Cisne They invented it.
@ingGS
5 жыл бұрын
Juan Abreu Tx Inst. is most popular in the US, the rest of the world is Casio territory or a mix of other companies.
@peterrealar2.067
Жыл бұрын
Correct, the first pocket calculator was the Cal Tech made for Texas Instruments.
Really Amazing videfilm , thank you :-) (-:
Those Japanese girls on the keys, WOW!! I remember our first family calculator, the Texas Instruments TI-2000, a basic LED 4 banger but it seemed so futuristic back in '75! My favourite ever calcs are those from Braun, I have a small collection of about 6, their design is superb and timeless.
@Isaac-gh5ku
7 жыл бұрын
How the heck did she type on them so fast?! Even I couldn't do that.
The music was fantastic
Superb documentary and well narrated. If you love pocket calculators, as I do, watch and enjoy it.
What a great video. I agree with others though. This was not just about Casio or Sharp. I used to use Texas Instruments calculators which I found more intuitive and useful back in the day and mine used solar strips too. My earliest calculator was back in the 1970’s so it was surprising to learn this was really their advent. Today, possibly the most iconic and widely used calculators must be the Casio GT85 series. Compact graphical function scientific calculators which share more in common with computers than with their predecessor adding machines.
Very informative,thx.
absolutely fascinating.
Awesome History
People amaze me sometimes, the things the human mind and body can do are incredible.
If you are interested in this story, search and watch "The Calculator Wars - A video history of Japan's electronic industry (Part 3)" It's part of an abridged version of the larger "電子立国 日本の自叙伝" series.
That's an amazing Hand Job...
@jacknguyen5677
4 жыл бұрын
No pun intended...
@simonzinc-trumpetharris852
4 жыл бұрын
A real quickie!
No mention of Japan's Busicom Corp. calculator that led to the creation of Intel's 4004 CPU that launched the technology we see all around us today.
Opening story...I guess the Japanese have never heard of computer spreadsheets. In '83 I had one of the credit card size calculators - I kept it in my wallet, but stupidly, I carried my wallet in my back pants pocket and sat on it all day, which bent the calculator...doh!
Of course Japan would have calculator competitions
Very interesting documentary, it was a treat to watch!
Fire the music editor.
Thanks for posting! Very informative.
does anyone know where i can buy the calculator at 16:40? the slide puzzle calculator? I've been building a calculator collection of my own lately, an this is the first one i've wanted that's neither scientific, nor business/financial. I'd like to broaden the collection, but only with calculators that actually interest me. This is a novelty right up my alley. P.S. Suggestions also welcome regarding interesting calculators to add to my collection. So far it's mostly HP, plus mine and my brother's TIs from high school
As could have been expected of a country built on calculator exports, they love them 😁
The most important invention in life...
yooo im so fucking stoned rn
Did it progress from fluorescent tube displays directly to LCD? Or was there an intermediate step with LEDs?
@michaelturner4457
3 жыл бұрын
Casio and Sharp did, which is what this documentary concentrates on. I cant recall seeing a red LED display calculator from either Japanese manufacturer. Other manufacturers like Texas Instruments, Hewlett Packard, Commodore, and Sinclair were making LED display calculators in the 70s.
@ReferenceFidelityComponents
Жыл бұрын
Yes, there were LED calculators. I remember using them early on in secondary school. Red digits and less efficient so batteries needed more frequent changing just as with led watch displays.
Came across this accidentally didn't even know there was this whole world
I never got to use a calculator seriously for the basic functions and the square root because I could get to the result way before typing in the numbers, I only used it for transcendental functions and programability though.
I am sorry but the ANITA km 8 electronic desk calculator was the worlds first electronic desk calculator. it was manufactured by the Bell Punch Company in Uxbridge UK. I worked as a repair technician on the equipment from 1965. There was a Mk 7 that was used in Europe before then. The inventor was a man called KITZT
@proxxima038
6 жыл бұрын
Indeed! You mean the Anita MK8. I've made a demo of an open and restored Anita MK8. You can see that one on my channel. There is a MK12 too...
In 2023 who needs a Calculator when you have artificial intelligence lol
@TechTalk870
14 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣how stupid are you if you are relying on AI then it means you're dumb.
I see where this is about calculators, but I think you're missing the history and documentary part
These kids are really having fun with these graphic calculators. 😄
The beginning piece about speed calculating was interesting, but could have been left to the end of the documentary.
you know why the japanese wanted to schrink the calculators so the rest looks bigger :P
I have a calculator in my head it's called a brain
This is just half the story, where are the mechanical calculators?
@ChintanPandya01
4 жыл бұрын
Did you see the video?
I missed the not so Japanese Friden 130.
Absolutely amazing I really enjoyed watching this with my girlfriend vary touching \
Yooooooooh!!!!
These girls are amazing!!
how does the teacher check to see if they did it 100% correct. he can't watch them all at the same time. so, does he collect them all after they practice?
What is the basis for a calculator other than the one I invented?
wtf happened to the audio in the middle
"Recently calculators with graphing capabilities have begun to be used in education." Wtf TI graphing calculators had been ubiquitous in American high schools for 20 years when this was made.
At times you can listen to some horrible 'background music' in this vid !
Asuka Kamimura is truly a gifted woman. Kudos for her. 👍👍👍👍👍
8:23
I use to like calculators when I was a kid. They are like toys to me.
Very interesting, but man... who did die sound editing on this? The voices fade in and out for no reason, and short nervous music pieces come along totally at random to disappear again within seconds. Unbelievably terrible.
@qwertykeyboard5901
4 жыл бұрын
Same, fuck that person
I bet Asuka can use the abacus as fast as she can use the calculator.
TIGER ARITHMOMETER!?
Blaise Pascal invented a calculating machine back in the 17th century! Only a few were made, but the modern odometers in cars use the same system! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_calculator
I have four prized computer models
Japanese calculators are awesome!
12:30
これらの電卓を使用するよりも、伝統的な日本のそろばんが好まれます。十分に賢ければ、そろばん上で BASIC プログラムを実行することもできます。
Hi
What about OCR and then just copy the table to Excel?
SALUT A TOUT LES POTOS DE LA DNL !
Music is irritating ( -10 ) ,so i just moove on.Shame.
What is the purpose of using calculators in accounting department? Don't they have excel?
calculator lore
3:24 It's times like these that make me so proud of Japan. I know other nearby countries offer similar levels of consistency across the board regarding savant-like abilities too. But Japan specifically is truly an incredible country, and probably deserving the award for greatest country in the world. I make this judgment also based on the level of respect, and happiness which they generally show, and their epic industrial revolution throughout the 70's and 80's, and their economic dominance regarding motors and electronics. Truly extroadinary.
If you doubt my claims check Wikipedia and search Sumlock Comptometer calculators
Seems this is not of calculators, but Casio. Please.
@videostore4060
6 жыл бұрын
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Complete nonsense 12:00 to 12:50 as if Japan made the first electronic calculator in the world in 1964. Sumlock Anita was the first in 1961 with their Anita MK7 and MK8.
just say cicio..inside
wtf that chicks NPM on a calculator is insane
7:45 BLAZE IT SMOKE WEED ERRYDAY
amazing, she's sitting in front of a very powerful computer. let me stress powerful 3 times. the computer she has is more powerful than one used to design a space shuttle. sitting next to powerful machine she has paper folder in front of her with data written by inkpen, and she uses packet calculator to verify the calculations (predictions). I don't know how this company is in business, perhaps their competitors do business the similar way.
Seems like all the competitive people using calculators were women
This calc save me in harward.edu and mit edu.
It's great that you can type so fast but these guys should really think about using the scan app and just input everything into Excell.
They not do excel? 🤣
Are all Japanese people can type on their calculators that fast?
wtf... i wanna see history of calc not people who can play calc
I must confess, I got a little bored.
Are Japanese calculator clubs exclusive for girls? Dang...
Ah, but can it play minecraft? 😆
This documentation must be a joke. How can you tell the history of calculators without even mentioning HP? What about the famous HP-35, the first ever made scientific calculator? Or the first programable calculator, the HP-65? Or the HP-12C, which had a major impact on the financial world and is the longest produced calculator ever (from 1981 till today)? And what about Texas Instruments, which competed with HP since the early '70s?
@vaquerodeloeste8351
6 жыл бұрын
Your comment must be a joke because the documentary is about Japanese achievements and the calculators you mention are, well made in the USA which happens not to be Japan. Get it?
@stephintheatre6335
6 жыл бұрын
Arthur Konze Idiot Hp is an American company, I'd be focusing on Sharp , Casio, and Canon Becouse there Japanese calculators!
I know only casio and they did not have anything like HP 41CX, useless japan crap. 3:04 - japans are not human beings, no single Earth born woman can push buttons on calc so fast ! :-) Why she is doing this if they have computers with numbers inside ???????????????????????????????????????????
I will not use anything else other than an USA HP Reverse Polish calculator.
When was this made lol? Smartphone apps or google search make standalone calculators dated...
@quinciorangel953
7 жыл бұрын
Not an engineering or science student , I see.
@Solitaire001
3 жыл бұрын
Although both my smartphone and e-book reader both have calculators, I find my basic calculator with actual keys easier to use.
I didn't last even 3 minutes into it before the irritating loud music got me out... Happens way too often. I thought the purpose of a documentary was to educate, not irritate.
Why the crazy, idiotic music track over everything?