Special Collections, Cal Poly
Slide Rule
Collection:
University Archives
lib.calpoly.edu/universityarchives
Image Description:
Slide rules were common tools for engineering students at Cal Poly. On February 17, 1961, El Mustang announced a lecture by John Gascoyne of C.F. Braun Corporation on programming for the Bendix G-150, which would “impress upon the engineering students the fact that to be able to program a digital high speed computer is a requirement for getting ahead in the engineering world...slide rules, desk calculators and adding machines are no longer the tools of the trade.”
Published in Cal Poly: The First Hundred Years (page 86, bottom left)
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Format: Photograph
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Special Collections & University Archives, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Slide Rule
Collection:
University Archives
lib.calpoly.edu/universityarchives
Image Description:
Slide rules were common tools for engineering students at Cal Poly. On February 17, 1961, El Mustang announced a lecture by John Gascoyne of C.F. Braun Corporation on programming for the Bendix G-150, which would “impress upon the engineering students the fact that to be able to program a digital high speed computer is a requirement for getting ahead in the engineering world...slide rules, desk calculators and adding machines are no longer the tools of the trade.”
Published in Cal Poly: The First Hundred Years (page 86, bottom left)
Help Special Collections identify this collection. Comments and tags are welcomed!
Format: Photograph
Rights Info: To use this image, we kindly ask that you submit a written request and obtain formal permission from Special Collections, Cal Poly, as the owner of the physical collection. Contact Special Collections at archives@calpoly.edu
Repository:
lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/
Special Collections & University Archives, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Explore Cal Poly Special Collections’ other digital collections