CURTA PROJECT VISION & GOALS
VISION
As a child, I had a certain fascination for electronic calculators. Only when I became a grownup, I learned about a Curta Mechanical Calculator. A small precision mechanical device that is a thing of beauty. What is more beautiful is the story of the inventor and the elegant design of the Curta. It is perhaps the first, only, and the last mechanical, portable, pocket calculator. Building one will provide a deeper insights and the engineering tradeoffs that the inventor had to make. Learning such insights and the wisdom of engineering is what I thrive on.
GOALS
2020 - Make a working Curta Type 1 model based on the 3D printed parts (along the way, also learn the art of digital fabrication and rapid prototyping by using a 3D printing technology)
