When Slide Rules Ruled.

• Autores: Cliff Stoll
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 294, Nº. 5, 2006, págs. 80-87
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the slide rule, a computational tool used by engineers before electronic calculators. Topics discussed include the invention of the slide rule by English Anglican minister William Oughtred, how to properly use a slide rule, how long it took for the slide rule to become popular, and the phasing out of the slide rule. INSETS: HOW TO USE A SLIDE RULE;Logarithm Log.