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Britain's Greatest Inventor: Clive Sinclair and the C5 (Part 1)
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Episode 1: Mensa, Eccentric Genius, and the invention of the pocket calculator
In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers.
We discuss the formation of MENSA, the early Sinclair success of his electronic pocket calculator, and the fierce rivalry that grew amongst the computer community in the 70's and 80's as they battled for technological advances and market dominance.
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