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Basic science: understanding numbers
Basic science: understanding numbers

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2.1 Calculators through the ages

Since numbers first emerged, people have used their fingers and toes, abacuses, electronic calculators and mobile phone apps to make calculations. This video considers how calculators have changed through time.

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