The slide rule, sometimes called a slipstick, was a type of mechanical analog computer. It was and still is, used primarily for multiplication and division, and also for functions such as roots, ...
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Collecting ‘slide charts’ is more interesting than we thought – and landed a Pennsylvania man a world record
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Truth be told, most of us probably never thought much about slide charts and wheel charts, much less ...
WITH ANNE SHANNON. I HAVE 11 TUBS ALTOGETHER. DALE RUPERT NEVER SET OUT TO BE A WORLD RECORD HOLDER, BUT WHEN THE RETIRED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FOUND A BOX OF SLIDE CHARTS IN A USED BOOKSTORE IN 2002, ...
Among my prized possessions I include Machinery's Handbook, which provides important information about fasteners, machining, tooling, gears, and materials. But this tome runs over 2,500 pages, so I ...
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