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Sir Clive Sinclair dies at 81

John Leonard

17 September 2021 • 3 min read

Sir Clive Sinclair dies at 81

Home computing pioneer leaves a legacy of groundbreaking inventions

Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the pocket calculator and pioneer of home computing with the hugely popular ZX Spectrum devices has died at the age of 81. His daughter Belinda told The Guardian ...

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