Jerry Merryman -- who along with two other men invented the hand-held calculator -- has died at age 86
If you've ever used an electric hand-held calculator in your life, you can thank Jerry Merryman for helping make your math life easier.
Merryman -- who along with two other men invented the little contraption that changed computing forever -- has died at age 86. His wife, Phyllis, confirmed the death to CNN on Wednesday. She said Merryman died February 27 after a brief illness. He had been hospitalized since late December following complications related to pacemaker surgery, the wife said.
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