France Rode

France Rode
BornNovember 20, 1934
DiedJune 7, 2017
NationalitySlovenian
Occupation(s)Engineer, inventor
Known forWorking on HP-35 pocket calculator

France Rode (November 20, 1934 – June 7, 2017[1]) was a Slovenian engineer and inventor best known for his work on the HP-35 pocket calculator.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "France Rode (1934 - 2017) - ForeverMissed Memorial Websites". www.forevermissed.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  2. ^ HP-35