France Rode
France Rode | |
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| Born | November 20, 1934 |
| Died | June 7, 2017 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor |
| Known for | Working on HP-35 pocket calculator |
France Rode (November 20, 1934 – June 7, 2017) was a Slovenian engineer and inventor best known for his work on the HP-35 pocket calculator. He was one of the four lead engineers at Hewlett-Packard assigned to this project.
Rode also invented and created the first workable RFID products: workplace entry cards, for which he held several patents.