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Thomas Simons unveiled the Thinking Pen at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago in January 1975. Simons said it was the "world's first" pen with a built-in calculator.
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Thomas Simons unveiled the Thinking Pen at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago in January 1975. Simons said it was the “world’s first” pen with a built-in calculator.
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