Creator of the world's first pocket calculator, producer of electric cars when Elon Musk was still in school and single-handedly responsible for the UK's (if not European) computer game industry, leading to GTA and beyond. A very great man indeed.
The nerd in me has to point out that the ZX80 was named after the Z80 chip and not the year 1980, as the Guardian obituary says.
Creator of the world's first pocket calculator, producer of electric cars when Elon Musk was still in school and single-handedly responsible for the UK's (if not European) computer game industry, leading to GTA and beyond. A very great man indeed.
It's all true though. The impact his home computers had on British and European kids and the games industry, which simply didn't exist before, can't be understated. And although the electric car was ridiculed and a commercial failure, one of its biggest issues was being too ahead of its time.
Originally posted by hamiltonsteele
Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, built the 1st electric carriage
William Morrison, an American, built the 1st passenger electric car in 1890
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