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Pickett teaching-size slide rule
Pickett teaching-size slide rule
Pickett teaching-size slide rule

Hardware Day (July 2017)
Math Reunion (Sept 2017)
Slide Rules! ➔ Pickett teaching-size slide rule

physical object
Identifier
2016.10.1
Description
Teaching-sized slide rules were used to demonstrate the use of a slide rule from the front of a classroom. According to the online Slide Rule Museum, 7-foot long models like this one were relatively common, in part because Pickett gave one to every school that ordered a set of normal sized rules for students.
Related Term
slide rules (describes)
External links
Demonstration Slide Rules Used for Teaching Classes
Related people
Norman Ball (was donor of)
Scott Campbell (is documentarian of)
Related place
Math and Computer Building (was location of)