HP-35 Scientific Calculator, 1973
THF159598 / HP-35 Scientific Calculator, 1973
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Artifact Overview
In 1971, William Hewlett challenged his engineers to miniaturize the company's 9100A Desktop Calculator--a forty-pound machine--into a device small enough to fit into his shirt pocket. The result--the HP-35--was the world's first handheld scientific calculator. It was expensive, but its powerful processing capabilities made it a rapid success, causing the swift abandonment of the slide rule.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Calculator
Date Made
1973
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.67.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gft in Memory of Professor John M. Hayes.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Color
Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 11 in
Length: 5.25 in
Inscriptions
On top of case:
HEWLETT-PACKARD/ 10900 WOLFE ROAD, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 95014
On front of calculator: HEWLETT-PACKARD 35
On back of calculator:
HEWLETT-PACKARD HP-35 INSTRUCTIONS/ LOW BATTERY LIGHTS ALL DECIMAL POINTS/.../ HEWLETT-PACKARD/ 3.75V 500 MW/ MADE IN USA PATENT PENDING
Inside battery compartment:
HEWLETT-PACKARD
SER.NO. 1302A 64974
Handwritten on case: J. M. HAYES
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