The Grid Compass introduced the clamshell design where the screen closes flat onto the keyboard – and is credited as the first laptop computer. Going into space The 1101 was created by British-born designer Bill Moggridge in 1979 and went on sale in 1982 and ended up being used on Nasa’s space shuttle missions from 1985 into the 1990s – thanks to its rugged and portable design. It weighed in at around 10lbs – light for the time. The computer’s case was made from…