Bowmar Brain

noun

Definitions

  1. Nickname for the Bowmar 901B, the first American-made pocket calculator.

    • The first one small enough to fit inside a shirt pocket was the Busicom LE-120A Handy, which was introduced in Japan in early 1971, followed months later by the Bowmar 901B, or “Bowmar Brain,” in the United States.

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