Clive Marles Sinclair

By admin , 21 December 2015
Clive
Marles
Sinclair
Male
Description

Developer of the first mass-market UK home computer for under £100, Sinclair was a British entrepreneur and inventor responsible for the ZX80, ZX81, and ZX Spectrum computers, as well as the slim-line electronic pocket calculator in 1972 (Sinclair Executive), among many other things. Sinclair had been fascinated by electronics and miniaturization since his teenage years.

In 1961 he founded Sinclair Radionics after spending several years as assistant editor of Practical Wireless and Instrument Practice to raise funds.

Sinclair Research Limited
Development of first UK home computer
Date of Birth
1940-07-30
Date of Death
2021-09-16
Clive Marles Sinclair

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