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English entrepreneur and inventor (1940–2021)
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
Clive_Sinclair
1981 home computer
a fortune and an eventual knighthood for the company's founder, Sir Clive Sinclair. The system was discontinued in 1984. The ZX81 has a base configuration
ZX81
British consumer electronics company
Sinclair Research Ltd was a British consumer electronics company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge in the 1970s. In 1980, the company entered the
Sinclair_Research
1982 home computer
The machine was designed by the English entrepreneur and inventor Sir Clive Sinclair and his small team in Cambridge, and was manufactured in Dundee, Scotland
ZX_Spectrum
British electronics manufacturer (1961–1979)
Sinclair Radionics Ltd was a company founded by Sir Clive Sinclair in Cambridge, England which developed hi-fi products, radios, calculators and scientific
Sinclair_Radionics
British author (1948–2018)
Clive John Sinclair FRSL (19 February 1948 – 5 March 2018) was a British author who published several award-winning novels and collections of short stories
Clive_Sinclair_(author)
Pocket calculator
The Sinclair Executive was the world's first "slimline" pocket calculator, and the first to be produced by Clive Sinclair's company Sinclair Radionics
Sinclair_Executive
British electric vehicle company (1983–1985)
Sinclair Vehicles Ltd was a company formed in March 1983 by Sir Clive Sinclair as a focus for his work in the field of electric vehicles. The initial investment
Sinclair_Vehicles
One-person electric vehicle (1985)
English entrepreneur Clive Sinclair's long-running interest in electric vehicles. Although widely described as an "electric car", Sinclair characterised it
Sinclair_C5
British TV programme
market and the early fortunes of Sinclair and Acorn Computers. It focuses on the rivalry between Sir Clive Sinclair (played by Alexander Armstrong), who
Micro_Men
English actor, comedian, broadcaster and singer (born 1970)
innovator Clive Sinclair in the BBC docu-drama Micro Men. Set in the early 1980s, the film focused on the semi-broken friendship and rivalry between Clive Sinclair
Alexander_Armstrong
English sculptor and print maker (1935–2015)
Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1403939104. Sinclair, Clive (1994). Clive Sinclair on Ivor Abrahams. Modern British Masters. Vol. X. Bernard
Ivor_Abrahams
Portable television by Clive Sinclair
IC model TR-001 introduced in 1970. The MTV-1 was developed by Clive Sinclair (Sinclair Radionics Ltd). It was shown to the public at trade shows in London
MTV-1
British Folding Bicycle
by Sir Clive Sinclair in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2006. It was designed by Hong Kong design agency Daka, in collaboration with Sinclair Research
A-bike
Motor vehicle
The Zike, or Sinclair Zike, is a lightweight electric bicycle invented by Clive Sinclair and marketed by his company Sinclair Research Ltd in 1992. It
Sinclair_Zike
Video game console
form of a miniaturised TV game, created with the involvement of Sir Clive Sinclair. It comes preloaded with a thousand games. The Vega mimics the look
ZX_Spectrum_Vega
Electrically assisted faired recumbent bicycle
The Sinclair X-1 was a two-wheel electric vehicle invented in Britain by Sir Clive Sinclair. The X-1 was announced in November 2010 and was expected to
Sinclair_X-1
Notebook computer released in 1987
1987 by Cambridge Computer, the company formed for this purpose by Clive Sinclair. It was approximately A4 paper sized and lightweight at 0.9 kg (2.0 lb)
Cambridge_Z88
Surname list
The Scoto-Norman surname Sinclair comes from the Clan Sinclair, whose progenitors moved to Scotland and were given the land of Roslin, Midlothian, by
Sinclair_(surname)
Topics referred to by the same term
Sinclair, Maine Sinclair, West Virginia Sinclair, Wyoming Sinclair Mills, British Columbia Sinclair Township, Minnesota Sinclair, Manitoba Sinclair,
Sinclair
English actor and writer
comedic account of the rivalry between 1980's British computer giants Sir Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry, opposite Martin Freeman and Alexander Armstrong. For
Tim_Downie
Pub in Cambridge, England
story about Chris Curry and Clive Sinclair having a fight there. This was allegedly over Curry's decision to leave Sinclair to join Hermann Hauser to establish
The_Baron_of_Beef
Microcomputer
on-the-fly compiler. Originally designed at Sinclair Radionics, government ownership of that company led to Clive Sinclair leaving the company and starting a new
Grundy_NewBrain
1980 cheap home computer by Sinclair
The Sinclair ZX80 is a home computer launched on 29 January 1980 by Science of Cambridge Ltd. (later to be better known as Sinclair Research). It was
ZX80
British industrial designer known for his work on computers
Dickinson joined Sir Clive Sinclair's Sinclair Research Ltd in December 1979, replacing John Pemberton who was leaving Sinclair to head up a new design
Rick_Dickinson
Old joint venture between Timex and Sinclair
Timex Sinclair was a joint venture established in December 1982 between the British company Sinclair Research and Timex Corporation in an effort to gain
Timex_Sinclair
produced by Clive Sinclair's company Sinclair Radionics: Sinclair Cambridge Sinclair Cambridge Scientific Sinclair Cambridge Memory Sinclair Cambridge Memory %
List_of_Sinclair_calculators
Personal computer by Sinclair Research
4700). Sinclair's persistence with the non-standard Microdrive and uncomfortable keyboard did not endear it to the business market. Clive Sinclair later
Sinclair_QL
Former managing director of Sinclair Research
the company. He rejoined in 1979 when Sir Clive Sinclair formed Science of Cambridge (later renamed Sinclair Research) and continued to work from the US
Nigel_Searle
British author and TV presenter (1966–2017)
briefly engaged to be married to the computer entrepreneur and inventor Clive Sinclair, then 48, whom she had met at a Mensa meeting in Blackpool. Tynan broke
Bernadette_Tynan
Type of Japanese polearm
Thomas A. Green, Joseph R. Svinth, ABC-CLIO, 2010 P.161 Katz 2009 Clive Sinclair (2004): Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior. Guilford
Naginata
Name list
actor Clive Sinclair (1940–2021), British entrepreneur and inventor Clive Smith (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1999), Australian rules footballer Clive A.
Clive
British businessman
Curry joined Sinclair Radionics, a company founded by Clive Sinclair in 1961. Curry was to play an important role in getting Sinclair interested in both
Christopher Curry (businessman)
Christopher_Curry_(businessman)
Australian computer user group
the ZX80 but later supported the ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Sinclair QL produced by Clive Sinclair. AZUA published computer program listings, software reviews
Australian ZX Users' Association
Australian_ZX_Users'_Association
bank-switched RAM. Sinclair Research Ltd was a British consumer electronics company founded by Sir Clive Sinclair in Cambridge. Clive Sinclair had originally
History_of_personal_computers
rediscoverer of MDMA (ecstasy) Clive Sinclair – inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research, member of British Mensa
List_of_Mensans
Novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Sex, Torah, Revolution, book review, July 23, 1978, The New York Times Clive Sinclair, Ladies man goes sort of crazy, The Independent, 04 March 1995
Shosha_(novel)
British civil servant and historian (1946–2020)
Clive Sheridan Ponting (13 April 1946 – 28 July 2020) was a senior British civil servant and historian. In 1984, he leaked classified documents about
Clive_Ponting
1981 video game
1981. "The Wonderful Computers of Clive Sinclair". 2002-09-17. Retrieved 2008-05-21. A look at Sir Clive Sinclair's computers. Chris Cowley <ccowley@grok
3D_Monster_Maze
Annual British literary award
"Clive Sinclair's top 10 westerns". The Guardian. 6 August 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 February 2023. Sinclair, Seth (10 May 2018). "Clive Sinclair
Somerset_Maugham_Award
Punch Co Sinclair Executive was the first 'slimline' pocket calculator, amongst other electrical/electronic innovations – Sir Clive Sinclair Co-Inventor
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
English horse racing pundit (1940–2019)
television series, reaching the Grand Finale of series one, won by Sir Clive Sinclair. McCririck also appeared during ITV's snooker coverage in a betting
John_McCririck
Computer kit by Science of Cambridge
to Sinclair, who already made the calculator he was using and had a long history in selling kits. Sinclair Radionics had been nationalised and Clive Sinclair
MK14
Bibliography of works by and about Philip Roth
Fiction, LXXXIV 1984 in G. J. Searles (ed.), cit. Clive Sinclair Doctor or Pornographer? Clive Sinclair Talks to Philip Roth about His New Book, 1984 in
Philip_Roth_bibliography
English footballer (born 1989)
Scott Andrew Sinclair (born 25 March 1989) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a winger. He represented England at youth level, from
Scott_Sinclair
British video game programmer
collaborated with Sinclair Research to help develop the Sinclair hardware and Paul received a letter of commendation from Sir Clive Sinclair after helping
Paul_Owens_(games_programmer)
British citizens who are Jewish
ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 November 2025. "Clive Sinclair". Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 12 November 2025. "Clive Sinclair, author – obituary". The Telegraph
British_Jews
Remake of a popular microcomputer
the name, the machine is not directly affiliated with Sinclair Research Ltd., Sir Clive Sinclair or the current owner of the trademarks, Sky Group. The
ZX_Spectrum_Next
Italian Holocaust survivor and writer (1919–1987)
New York "Primo Levi's journeys of peace": an article in the TLS by Clive Sinclair, 11 July 2007 Scriptorium – Primo Levi Includes writing by Levi Primo
Primo_Levi
Topics referred to by the same term
generation of the Audi A6 built from 1997 to 2004 Sinclair C5, an electric vehicle designed by Clive Sinclair Circumferential Road 5 or C-5, an arterial road
C5
Scientific calculator introduced in 1974
single chip and the TMS0803 chipset appeared in a number of Sinclair calculators. Clive Sinclair wanted to design a calculator to compete with the HP-35 using
Sinclair_Scientific
ZX80 clone made by Microdigital Eletrônica in 1981
2023-01-20. Cardoso, Carlos (2021-09-21). "Adeus Sir Clive Sinclair, obrigado por tudo" [Goodbye Sir Clive Sinclair, thanks for everything]. Meio Bit (in Brazilian
TK80
Brazilian footballer, played for Arsenal FC and lived in St Albans Clive Sinclair (1948–2018), author, lived in St Albans Alan Smith (b. 1957), Bishop
List_of_people_from_St_Albans
Dialect of the programming language BASIC
the post-Sinclair era. Clive Sinclair initially met with John Grant, the owner of Nine Tiles, in April 1979 to discuss a BASIC for Sinclair's new computer
Sinclair_BASIC
1985 video game
action-adventure game created by Clive Townsend and published by Durell Software in 1985 for several 8-bit home computer formats. In 2017, Clive Townsend, in association
Saboteur_(1985_video_game)
Francis Tompsett. 1972: The Sinclair Executive, the world's first small electronic pocket calculator, produced by Sir Clive Sinclair (1940–2021). 1974: Ceefax
List of English inventions and discoveries
List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries
Sinclair's products and worked there for more than twenty years. Sir Clive Sinclair and Westwood shared a connection even before they met when Westwood
Jim_Westwood
Novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Crises of Love and Faith : MESHUGAH, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1994 Clive Sinclair, Ladies man goes sort of crazy, The Independent, 04 March 1995 Studies
Meshugah_(novel)
2010 British TV series or programme
Sir Clive Sinclair not only helped popularize the pocket calculator, he also designed a digital watch, a range of personal computers and the Sinclair C5
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Wallace_&_Gromit's_World_of_Invention
Another notable computer was the 8-bit Cambridge Z88, designed by Clive Sinclair, introduced in 1987.About the size of an A4 sheet of paper as well,
History_of_laptops
Market town in Cambridgeshire, England
over by Advanced Instrumentation Modules, an electronics manufacturer. Clive Sinclair was the next occupier of the mill, in 1971, manufacturing pioneering
St_Ives,_Cambridgeshire
former chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. Clive Sinclair (1940–2021): British entrepreneur and inventor of the world's first
List of atheists (miscellaneous)
List_of_atheists_(miscellaneous)
Irish writer
included Salim Bachi, Krista Kaer, Patrick McCabe, Kamila Shamsie, Clive Sinclair and Eugene R. Sullivan. Lord Mayor of Dublin Naoise Ó Muirí said he
Kevin_Barry_(writer)
Sillitoe Georges Simenon Dan Simmons Claude Simon Neil Simon Clive Sinclair Upton Sinclair Isaac Bashevis Singer Jane Smiley Luella Dowd Smith Wilbur Smith
List_of_20th-century_writers
Mathematics notation where operators follow operands
and the Prime remain active models supporting RPN. In Britain, Clive Sinclair's Sinclair Scientific (1974) and Scientific Programmable (1975) models used
Reverse_Polish_notation
British satirical television puppet show
Muppet puppeteer Louise Gold. Development was funded by the entrepreneur Clive Sinclair. The puppets, based on public figures, were designed by Fluck and Law
Spitting_Image
Electronic display technology
aspects had long lapsed, and the two became friends. Around this time, Clive Sinclair came across Gabor's work and began an ultimately unsuccessful decade-long
Flat-panel_display
livestreamer also known as Bashurverse. September 16 – Clive Sinclair, 81, founder of Sinclair Research, the company behind several early personal computers
2021_in_video_games
Military decoration of France
Retrieved March 25, 2015. "Last Word: Jimmy Greaves (pictured), Sir Clive Sinclair, Olivia Jordan, Carolyn Shoemaker, 6.57 - 14.02 minutes". BBC Radio
Croix_de_Guerre
Historical Cambridgeshire home of the Fitzwilliam family
Cambridge, which is a manor house, now used as office accommodation; Sir Clive Sinclair occupied it prior to its current usage. Pi Innovo were also previous
Milton_Hall
Private school in Highgate, London
of Civil Engineers Warwick W. Sawyer, mathematician and author Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the 'slim-line' electronic pocket calculator Sir Arthur
Highgate_School
1985–1998 series of personal computers
1987). "Clone beater". Popular Science: 24. Retrieved 2009-05-01. "Sir Clive Sinclair resigns from the home computer market". Crash. May 1986. Retrieved 2009-05-01
Amstrad_PCW
British comedy panel show (1987–2019)
Rossington Fred Trueman 6 May 1988 5 Willie Rushton Sarah Kennedy Alan Coren Clive Sinclair Kenny Everett 13 May 1988 6 Willie Rushton Eve Pollard Judith Chalmers
Through_the_Keyhole
English computer scientist (born 1957)
led by Chris Curry on behalf of Cambridge electronics businessman Clive Sinclair. Wilson was convinced she could do better, and Hauser encouraged her
Sophie_Wilson
The following is a list of clones of Sinclair Research's ZX Spectrum home computer. This list includes both official clones (from Timex Corporation) and
List_of_ZX_Spectrum_clones
Canadian soccer player (born 1983)
Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian former professional soccer player. An Olympic gold medallist, two-time Olympic bronze medallist
Christine_Sinclair
British media proprietor (1923–1991)
In June 1985, Maxwell announced a takeover of Clive Sinclair's ailing home computer company, Sinclair Research, through Hollis Brothers, a Pergamon subsidiary
Robert_Maxwell
Hungarian-British physicist (1900–1979)
US rights and Gabor the UK. Gabor's version was later picked up by Clive Sinclair in the 1970s, and became a decades-long quest to introduce the concept
Dennis_Gabor
Day of the year
lawyer and politician (died 2023) 1940 – Clive Sinclair, English businessman, founded Sinclair Radionics and Sinclair Research (died 2021) 1941 – Paul Anka
July_30
Portable computer introduced in 1983
successors. The Cambridge Z88 of 1987, developed by British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, has greater expansion capacity due to its built-in cartridge slots
TRS-80_Model_100
English airline entrepreneur (1922–2006)
one of Margaret Thatcher's "golden boys" of industry (along with Sir Clive Sinclair and Sir Alan Sugar). The future Conservative Prime Minister was a self-confessed
Freddie_Laker
Device for receiving and viewing video content
paid for by showing ads to users and collecting user data. Cambridge's Clive Sinclair created a mini TV in 1967 that could be held in the palm of a hand and
Television_set
Name given to hi-tech businesses in Cambridge, England
Cleevely Sherry Coutu Hermann Hauser Andy Hopper Ewan Kirk Dick Newell Clive Sinclair Abcam Acorn Computers Adder Technology Aixtron Arm Aveva Broadcom Inc
Silicon_Fen
Calculator produced by Sinclair Radionics
The Sinclair Sovereign was a high-end calculator introduced by Clive Sinclair's company Sinclair Radionics in 1976. It was an attempt to escape from the
Sinclair_Sovereign
British amateur radio magazine
in 1950. Clive Sinclair was a freelance contributor who wrote articles for Practical Wireless since his school days. His company, Sinclair Radionics
Practical_Wireless
Dorothy Simpson (1933–2020), mystery novels Helen Simpson (born 1957) Clive Sinclair (1948–2018) Sarah Singleton (born 1966) Indra Sinha (born 1950) Eleanor
List_of_English_novelists
Alexander Simpson Sinclair Broadcast Group – Julian Sinclair Smith Sinclair Radionics, Sinclair Research, Sinclair Vehicles – Clive Sinclair Singer Corporation
List of companies named after people
List_of_companies_named_after_people
Street in Cambridge, England
establish Sinclair Instrument Ltd with Sir Clive Sinclair. In 1977, the company was renamed to Science of Cambridge Ltd. The name Sinclair Research Ltd
King's_Parade
Calendar year
Lafayette, American civil rights movement activist (d. 2026) July 30 – Clive Sinclair, English inventor (d. 2021) August 1 – Ram Loevy, Israeli screenwriter
1940
British literary magazine and publisher
McEwan Shiva Naipaul Philip Norman Christopher Priest Salman Rushdie Clive Sinclair Graham Swift Rose Tremain Lisa St Aubin de Terán A. N. Wilson Iain Banks
Granta
Annual influential person or idea chosen by magazine
VisiCalc Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International Clive Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Research 4 Menachem Begin E.T. Margaret Thatcher Paul Volcker
Time_Person_of_the_Year
British actor (born 1950)
Malcolm Sinclair (born 5 June 1950) is a British stage and television actor and former president of the actors' union, Equity. He played Assistant Chief
Malcolm_Sinclair_(actor)
Television for handheld or mobile device
on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012. "Sir Clive Sinclair & Sinclair Research Ltd". Sinclair Research. Archived from the original on 12 August
Mobile_television
contract (in March), with A&M Records, lasts for 2 weeks. 10 January – Clive Sinclair introduces his new two-inch screen television set, which retails at
1977_in_the_United_Kingdom
Defunct interactive television service
founded by computer scientist Chris Curry, who had a close relation with Clive Sinclair. His accolades included the first pocket calculator, designing the BBC
OKTV (interactive television service)
OKTV_(interactive_television_service)
Personal computer user group, 1977–1996
Mitchell Kapor, Cary Lu, Mike Markkula, Seymour Papert, Jon Shirley, Clive Sinclair, Benjamin M. Rosen, and Nigel Searle. At its peak in the early 1990s
Boston_Computer_Society
Scottish chess player, writer, and entrepreneur (born 1945)
called Retro Computers Ltd, by his friend Clive Sinclair. This company was formed after a meeting with Sinclair and Paul Andrews who conceived the ZX Spectrum
David_Levy_(chess_player)
the original version. When Humphrys stepped down from hosting in 2021, Clive Myrie took over hosting both shows from 2022. As of the episode broadcast
List of Celebrity Mastermind episodes
List_of_Celebrity_Mastermind_episodes
English writer (born 1946)
published. 1981: Somerset Maugham Award, winner, Metroland (jointly with Clive Sinclair's Hearts of Gold and A. N. Wilson's The Healing Art) 1985: Geoffrey Faber
Julian_Barnes
Grade II listed state grammar school in the United Kingdom
(1970–1983), House of Lords Chief Whip, Liberal Democrats (2001–2005). Sir Clive Sinclair 1940 2021 Entrepreneur and inventor. Nigel David "Sharkey" Ward DSC
Reading_School
travel, tourism, insurance
CLIVE SINCLAIR
CLIVE SINCLAIR
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Cliff by the River; Lives at the Cliffs
Male
English
Short form of English Cleveland, CLEVE means "sloped land."Â
Boy/Male
English
Cliff. Lives at the cliffs. From an English surname and place name. Famous bearer 18th century...
Girl/Female
Irish American Latin
Olive.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous minor places, for example in Devon, Gloucestershire, and Oxfordshire, named Cleeve or Cleve ‘(place) at the cliff’, from the dative case clife of Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘cliff’. Compare Cliff.Americanized spelling of Kleve.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Alive; Long Live
Male
English
Cliff Dweller
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Symbol of Peace
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Latin
Kind One; Tree; Peace; Pure
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places, derived from Old English clif, CLIVE means "bank, cliff, slope."
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Live; Alive
Girl/Female
American, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Latin, Swedish
Long-live; Springlike; Fresh; Dewy; Alive; Full of Life; Life
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from olive ‘olive’ (see Oliva).English : usually an Americanized form of a Romance name such as Oliva, Olivo, etc.Catalan (Olivé) : variant spelling of Oliver.
Boy/Male
English American
Cliffs. Abbreviation of Cleveland.
Boy/Male
English
Lives at the cliffs.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Shropshire and Cheshire, named Clive, from the dative case of Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’, ‘cliff’ (see Cliff), originally used after a preposition. In some cases the name may be topographical, with the same origin and meaning.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Dweller by the Cliff; Cliff; Abbreviation of Cleveland; Hilly Area
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malaysian
Alive; Alive Forever
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Chilean, English, French, Italian
Olive Tree; Olive
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Jamaican
Cliff; Slope; Bank; Someone who Lived Near a Cliff or a Riverbank; Form of Clifford; From a Steep Cliff
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