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Did you know about the "robot" that Monroe manufactured to predict the winner of the 1952 presidential election? With over 110 years of Monroe's history, there are a lot of interesting stories about different projects that Monroe has worked on. This one, of course, is a very interesting project.(Above is the Monrobot)The Monrobot was used by NBC to "tabulate" votes on election night and predict which candidate would win based on votes before the actual winner was announced. The Monrobot use …

On February 24th, 2020, we learned of the passing of Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician who overcame racism and sexism in the 1950s to play a key role in Project Mercury, the first American spaceflight mission to put a man into orbit and return him safely. Katherine, like many other NASA mathematicians at the time, relied on a Monroe calculator to make the precise calculations required for space travel. The mission required the team to launch the capsule into orbit, fly throu …

It’s hard to part with your best fitting jeans or completely falling apart house slippers that your dog mistakenly thought was his toy. They just feel good, worn in (not out). Many customers feel the same toward their Monroe calculator. It might have been with them for 10 or 20 years. They knew exactly where every key was located and the feel of the keyboard beneath their fingertips. But at some point, even a Monroe will find its point of no repair. So far this sounds like a sad story, r …

If you haven’t heard of Monroe, you’re not alone. When you hear Monroe, you might think of James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States and the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States. Or your mind might immediately gravitate to actress Marilyn Monroe; one of the most popular “sex symbols” of the 1950s, famous for playing “dumb blonde” characters and singing her sultry Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy. The practical may conjure memories of& …

What's your fondest memory? When you finished college? Or when you got your first accounting job? For many of the staff here at Monroe Systems for Business, it was when our product specialists introduced the Monroe Ultimate (today known as the UltimateX), our top-of-the line heavy-duty printing calculator that combines the best features of the Monroe Classic and Pro printing calculators.Introduced in 2010, the Monroe Ultimate was not only well received by our staff — who test all new products be …