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Slide Rules

Before there were apps for tablets and smartphones, before mathematics education software was easily installed on personal computers, before electronic calculators entered professional practice and ...
Berkshire Eagle

When slide rules ruled; sweat the small print

WILLIAMSTOWN — They weren’t exactly a “fad” (you couldn’t wear one, a barber or hairdresser couldn’t shave or sculpt one), but slide rules nevertheless became what might be called academically ...
Seattle Times

Walter Shawlee, the sovereign of slide rules, dies at 73

For about 350 years, humanity’s most innovative handheld computer was something called a slide rule. As typewriters once symbolized the writer, slide rules symbolized the engineer. These analog ...
CNET

Slide rules rule in Stanford exhibit

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Stanford University is hosting an exhibit on the 350 ...
Hackaday

Unwinding An Unusual Slide Rule

If the Otis King slide rule in [Chris Staecker’s] latest video looks a bit familiar, you might be getting up there in age, or you might remember seeing us talk about one in our collection. Actually, ...
gearpatrol

This Retro Dive Watch Revives the Original Wrist “Computer,” No Electricity Required

Slide rule bezels are arguably the most underrated watch feature. Although the technology is antiquated, like most watch features, it is unique, fun to play with and a great conversation starter. The ...