Clive Sinclair

Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (born 30 July 1940) is a British entrepreneur and inventor of the slim-line electronic pocket calculator in 1972 (Sinclair Executive) and the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, among many other things. The ZX80 was the UK's first mass-market home computer for less than £100. Sinclair has been fascinated by electronics and miniaturization since his teenage years. In 1961 he founded Sin... more

Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (born 30 July 1940) is a British entrepreneur and inventor of the slim-line electronic pocket calculator in 1972 (Sinclair Executive) and the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, among many other things. The ZX80 was the UK's first mass-market home computer for less than £100. Sinclair has been fascinated by electronics and miniaturization since his teenage years. In 1961 he founded Sinclair Radionics after spending several years as assistant editor of Practical Wireless and Instrument Practice to raise funds. Sinclair has become a poker player. He appeared in the first three seasons of the Late Night Poker television series in Britain. He won the first season final of the Celebrity Poker Club spin-off, defeating Keith Allen. His most recent invention is the A-bike, a folding bicycle for commuters that weighs 5.5 kilograms (12 lb) and folds down small enough to be carried on public transport. Sinclair's father and... less