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Calculator Books: The Pocket Calculator Game Book (paperback)
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Title: | The Pocket Calculator Game Book |
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Author(s): |
Edwin Schlossberg and John Brockman. Edwin is a Ph.D. in Science and Literature From Columbia University living at the time in Massachusetts and John an author of contemporary philosophical works living in New York (where else?). | |
| First edition: | 1976 | |
| Publisher: | Corgi Books a division of Transworld Publishers Ltd, Century House, 61-63 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5, UK | |
| This example | 1978 (fourth reprint) paperback edition. Printed by James Paton Ltd, Paisley, Scotland, UK. | |
| ISBN: | 0 552 98005 6 | |
| Printed pages | 160 | |
| Cover: | No credit is given for the cover but it is interesting that this version of the book uses a branded calculator, the Sinclair Oxford 200. | |
| Size: | 127mm x 197mm (w x h) | |
| Price: | £0.85 in the UK ($2.75 in Australia and $2.65 in New Zealand) | |
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Contents:
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Appears to be an exact copy of the original hardback version. Contains 50 calculator games which the index breaks down into; One Player, Two Players, Three or More Players, Dice, Cards, Exchange Materials, One Calculator, Two Calculators, Three or More Calculators. | |
| Comments: | It's easy to forget the impact that pocket calculators had on us when they first arrived. Never before did we have such power in our hands. A real piece of history. I have to admit; most of the games are pretty dull though. Each chapter is headed by nice computer-type font and the writing style is casual and enthusiastic. All the games are designed to be played on a standard four-function calculator. The book was conceived by Edwin Schlossberg and developed by John Brockman. | |
| Notable Quotes: | "Pocket calculators are new to our lives. Unknown five years ago, they are becoming as popular as televisions or hi-fi sets." "We are not so much interested in what your pocket calculator can do as we are in what you can do with your pocket calculator." |
