Jerry Merryman, Co-Inventor of the Pocket Calculator, Dies at 86
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Calculator Inventor Dies, He Was 86
Jerry Dale's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Jerry Merryman, the man who helped invent the hand-held calculator
Jerry Dale's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Why is the pocket calculator a significant invention? - Quora
Jerry Dale's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Jerry Merryman, the man who helped invent the hand-held calculator
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Phyllis Lee's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Brilliant' man was an inventor of the calculator
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Texas Instruments Inc. - The New York Times
Who invented the electronic calculator? - Quora
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Texas Instruments Inc. - Page 3 - The New York Times