Sir Clive Sinclair was born on July 30, 1940 and passed away on September 16, 2021. He was best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics in the 1970s and 1980s.

One of his companies was Sinclair Radionics Ltd. Through this venture, he produced the world's first slimline electronic pocket calculator (1972). By 1980, he had moved into the production of home computers with Sinclair Research Ltd. Sinclair Research is widely known throughout England and the rest of Europe in the computer industry and the British video game industry.

Clive became Sir Clive in 1983 when he was appointed Knight Bachelor for his contributions to the personal computer industry.

Clive has several Honorary Degrees: from University of Bath, Heriot-Watt University, and University of Warwick. He was honored and made a fellow by Imperial College London, and London's National Portrait Gallery purchased a portrait of him by a photographer for its permanent collection.

Outside of his passion for electronics, Clive was an avid poker player, even appearing in the first three series of the Late Night Poker on Channel 4. He was a member of British Mensa, and ran several marathons, including a few New York City Marathons.

In 2010, he said that he did not use computers himself, saying it distracts from the process of invention. In 2014, he famously said, "Once you start to make machines that are rivalling and surpassing humans with intelligence, it's going to be very difficult for us to survive. It's just an inevitability."