Slip Slidin' Away
Although a bit slow, Brian's natural flare for the slide rule enabled him to perform calculations perfectly with a grace and elegance that were the envy of his fellow science classmates using their electronic calculators.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Anachronism'. The image spans about 6cm across.
I recall getting a slide rule when I went to university decades ago - but never learned to use it as that was around the time the first pocket scientific calculators became available. They were quite expensive at the time, so my boyfriend and I split the cost (I think it was a Texas Instrument SR-10) and just hoped we wouldn't both need it for an exam at the same time.
No snails or slide rules were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Slip Slidin' Away
Although a bit slow, Brian's natural flare for the slide rule enabled him to perform calculations perfectly with a grace and elegance that were the envy of his fellow science classmates using their electronic calculators.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Anachronism'. The image spans about 6cm across.
I recall getting a slide rule when I went to university decades ago - but never learned to use it as that was around the time the first pocket scientific calculators became available. They were quite expensive at the time, so my boyfriend and I split the cost (I think it was a Texas Instrument SR-10) and just hoped we wouldn't both need it for an exam at the same time.
No snails or slide rules were harmed in the making of this photograph.