The CURTA mechanical calculator literally saved its inventor’s life. [Curt Herzstark] had been working on the calculator in the 1930s until the Nazis forced him to focus on building other tools for ...

I first learned about the Curta from this January 2004 article in Scientific American, by Cliff Stoll. Unfortunately, the article is not available for free. But you can purchase a PDF of the whole Jan ...

The CURTA mechanical calculator literally saved its inventor’s life. [Curt Herzstark] had been working on the calculator in the 1930s until the Nazis forced him to focus on building other tools for ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Nov 7, 2024 at 12:45 pm November 18, 2024 at 7:18 ...

The mechanical marvel has an interesting history. Curt Herzstark invented it while in a Nazi concentration camp. After the war, Curta calculators were made in Liechtenstein. Production ended in the ...

(Engadget ) - Look, we know that the Curta Calculator is old. 1948 old in fact, after it was first conceived by Curt Herzstark while imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp. Still, why not ...

I inherited my father’s Curta. Thankfully it comes in an o-ring sealed metal case, so it’s in mint condition. The only thing I’ve ever encountered made as well was a classic Zeiss microscope, also ...