Don't Know What a Slide Rule is For AirSpace

paulceruzzi

ue, 23 Jun 2009 19:23:46 GM

Forty years later, it turns out that Sam Cooke was not alone: very few people know about . slide rules. . At Space Day, held at the National Air and Space Museum last May, I had lots of fun standing in front of the Apollo 11 Command Module, ...

The Quest for the Holy Grail of Slide Rules

Dr.Sliderule

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:28:00 GM

Someone wanted to know if I wanted to buy a . slide rule. . I didn't recognize the name, but I answered anyway. Okay I'll bite, "What kind of . slide rule. do you have? And, oh, by the way, where did you get my name or email address? ...

Icons of engineering quality: part 1 Locklin on science

Scott Locklin

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:34:36 GM

The first truly useful one (as in, useful beyond abacus or . slide rule. level) was made by HP in 1972. I don't count the sinclair executive or Sharp EL-8 (which came out a bit earlier) as anything more than parlour tricks, ...

Why Do People Still Buy Mechanical Watches?

admin

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:52:34 GM

First of all, it's a . slide rule. , not . slide. ruler. I know because that is all they had when I was in college 40 years ago. But I got the first TI calculator as soon as it was introduced, about 1970 or so. Same story for quartz watches ...

The Moon Landing, Las Vegas Memories

LasVegasLynn

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:46:29 GM

America rolled up its sleeves and got out its . slide rules. . We had put Alan Shepard into space and John Glenn was slated to go next. The Mercury astronaunts caught not only the imagination of the country but of the world. ...

Instructify Blog Archive Old school calculator: make your own ...

Bill Ferris

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:22:44 GM

Why make a . slide rule. ? It could be an edutaining diversion in an advanced math class. Also, according to the site, A practiced user with a good quality . slide rule. can multiply, divide, exponentiate, take logarithms and perform ...

Tyler Durden's 8 Rules of Parenthood Building Camelot

Tyler Wainright

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:38:55 GM

The First . Rule. of Parenthood: No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not matter truly . slide. . OK, let's face it. Parenthood is full of fear and distractions. However, the truly amazing thing is the way that the ...

2 vintage pickett slide rules model 62 n600es wcase

SalRobNG1985

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:38:50 GM

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Don t Depend on a Calculator

k9zw

ue, 04 Aug 2009 15:04:40 GM

Some that a reader may be familiar with, or at least have seen in action are . Slide Rules. , a pilot s E6B Flight Computer, or a tradesman s Wizard -Wheel of some type. What a Nomographic Aid does is to allow a person to set up the ...

Slide rules OK. Well, they were a sight easier than log tables ...

unknown

hu, 19 Feb 2009 17:11:46 GM

The . slide rule. depended on the work of John Napier (died 1617), who invented logarithms. These turn multiplication into addition by exploiting the fact that to multiply powers of a number you add their powers - ie three to the fifth ...

Slide rules

Nalini

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:30:02 GM

As I snapped a few photographs, mostly to remind myself to figure out who they were, one of the trombone players walked up to me. You can t take a picture unless you buy a CD, he said, smiling. He held out three albums in slimline ...

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Evan Grant

hu, 06 Aug 2009 18:27:44 GM

@Irish: MY will never be a MVP canidate because according to . slide rules. his UZR/150 is the worst in the history of the game and makes him the worst defender ever. It's a good thing I hate slade . rules. . obagain @ August 6th, 2009 at 3:53 ...

We Need Another Cold War

JZ

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:47:00 GM

Slide rules. are an engineer s best friend, but addition and subtraction you still have to do by hand. Oh yeah, and in the middle of all this technological backwardness, America also managed to fly some guys onto the moon. ...

Weather Forecasting - By Numbers

Rainman

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:03:00 GM

The scientists of the day used . slide rules. and mechanical calculators resembling cash registers to perform all their mathematical work, and even in the hands of skilled operators, these devices were too slow for the workload ...

Sideways Slide , Aussie Rules | Forex For Facebook

admin

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:34:13 GM

Sideways . Slide. , Aussie . Rules. . Overall, the currency market moved in mixed fashion during the overnight session, as the major currencies continue to trade on very thin volume. The pound declined against with the dollar, while the the ...

SlideRules - iPhone Apps, iPhone 3G apps and iPod touch ...

appSafari.com

ue, 10 Feb 2009 08:39:54 GM

iPhone Apps. iPhone Application Gallery is a list of iPhone apps, iPhone 3G apps and iPod touch apps that run in the Safari web browser, plus Native 3rd party apps, mods, hacks and software for the Apple iphone and the latest iPhone ...

4 Pickett All Metal Slide Rules Model N 3Es Nos W Box

isarutah1973

hu, 02 Jul 2009 07:37:35 GM

4 Pickett All Metal . Slide Rules. Model N 3Es Nos W Box. Refunds will be offered if the item was grossly misrepresented.​ Return potsage is the responsibility of the buyer. Items damaged in shipping are only covered if insurance was ...

The Perils of Predictions: Future of Physical Media : A Blog ...

unknown

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:15:26 GM

I do not see LPs or ham-radios (or even . slide. -. rules. or moleskins) ever going away: too many people just love those things, collect them, trade them, organize conferences about them, write academic papers about them, etc. ...

2 Vintage Picket Slide Rules Model N 3T N600es

dargroui1963

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:49:30 GM

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smart

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:13:21 GM

Houston Center Got Me a . Slide Rule. . My grandfather astutely observed the technology employed on the ground, and he saw the . slide rules. and flight computers (a. Read more at ...