The (Upsetting) Fall of Sinclair Research | Doing So Much Right But Not Enough | History in the Dark

Sir Clive Sinclair was a British inventor and founder of a few different companies, the most famous of which are Sinclair Radionics and Sinclair Research. He would distinguish himself as a genius and create some interesting and beloved devices including the legendary ZX Spectrum. But sadly, do to some other mismanagement and products that didn't turn out so good, Sinclair Research would drastically fall off.

Further reading:
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/896/sinclair/
https://rk.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/sinclair/corphist.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Radionics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Research
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

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