Sir Clive Sinclair, who achieved worldwide fame by inventing the world's first home computer, the Sinclair ZX80, in 1980, first made his name known by inventing the world's first pocket calculator in 1972.
Sinclair, who died at his home in London in 2021 after a long illness, achieved worldwide fame by inventing the first pocket television in 1977 and the first home computer, the Sinclair ZX80, in 1980.
His daughter Belinda told the Guardian after her father's death: "He was such an amazing person. He was very smart and interested in everything. He loved to have engineering conversations with my daughter and my daughter's husband."
SIR SINCLAIR SHARING BY ELON MUSK
Following Sinclair's death, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a post on his Twitter account and wrote, "Rest in peace, Sir Sinclair, I loved that computer."
WHO IS SIR CLIVE SINCLAIR?
The famous inventor, who was born in Richmond upon Thames on July 30, 1940, passed away in London on September 16, 2021.
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The famous inventor, who left school at the age of 17 and worked as a technical journalist to earn money to establish Sinclair Radionics, did this job for 4 years.
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (30 July 1940 – 16 September 2021) was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and also as the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics in the 1970s and early 1980s.
By the early 1970s, he was able to make pocket-sized calculators, whereas existing models were store-sized. He sold it cheap so everyone could buy it.
In 1980, it produced the first home computer with the ZX80 and revolutionized the market. It sold for £80 in kit form and £100 in assembled form. It was equivalent to 1/5 of the price of its competitors. He managed to sell 50 thousand units.
Later, he released the ZX81 and sold 250 thousand units for 70 pounds. Thanks to these computers, games such as 3D Monster Maze and Mazogs became popular. He made a lot of money from these two computer models. Achieved a profit of 14 million pounds in 3 years.
In 1982, it launched the ZX Spectrum 48K and entered the gaming competition. Knight Lore, which inspired a generation, made a splash with games such as Chuckie Egg and Jet Set Willy.
HE RECEIVED THE TITLE OF KNIGHT IN 1983
He was knighted in 1983 and received the title of Sir, and everyone knew him.
Meanwhile, in addition to his successful inventions, he also created unsuccessful businesses. He launched the battery-powered electric tricycle called C5 in January 1985, which caused him to lose most of his earnings.
His goal was to sell 100 thousand in the first year, but he failed. He stopped production, and when he was short on money, he sold his computer business to Amstrad.
Another of his inventions was the Sinclair TV80, a pocket TV. Maybe it didn't achieve success with the C5 and TV80 at that time, but it paved the way for today's electric vehicles and mobile phones.
His last invention was the A-bike. It was released on July 12, 2006. This foldable mini bike weighing 6 kilos sold 25 thousand units in its first 12 months. However, copies soon appeared. It was criticized because its wheels were dangerous due to their small size. Sinclair didn't give up and released A-Bike Plus in 2008 and A-Bike City in 2010.
In addition to his inventions, he was also known for the poems he wrote, the marathons he ran, and his fondness for poker.