Guest Swifty Posted February 11, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2012 I think I see him at 11:51 in the video.... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJUGIhHzQPE&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL10926F51F43E2580]US Army Ballistic Missile Agency "The Big Picture" - 1950's American Military Film - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted February 11, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2012 Looks like I was a happy kid... even had a clean diaper too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfVenture Posted February 11, 2012 Share #3 Posted February 11, 2012 Hey, early in the clips I saw an engineer using a post slide rule. I still have mine from high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted February 12, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 12, 2012 Hey, early in the clips I saw an engineer using a post slide rule. I still have mine from high school. But do you remember how to use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 12, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 12, 2012 Yep, That's his eye, and such cute chubby little cheeks too !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted February 12, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 12, 2012 Just to think that today all that info is contained in a computer the size of a CELL Phone or less and the cell phone has just gone through an Eck-perience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfVenture Posted February 12, 2012 Share #7 Posted February 12, 2012 But do you remember how to use it? I'm a little rusty especially on the Logarithms and Mantissa and Trig. Never looked back after I bought my HP-35 and still have it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aharbi Posted February 12, 2012 Share #8 Posted February 12, 2012 Hey, early in the clips I saw an engineer using a post slide rule. I still have mine from high school. My granddad was an engineer (civil), my dad was an engineer (civil), and so am I (electrical/electronic). We all used slide rules. When I got my first "hand calculator" I would double check with my slide rule. I was still faster with the slide rule until they came out with the multi-function calculators. I have since inherated my granddad's and fathers slide rules. One is made with a glass magnified slide the rule is teak and ivory with interchangeable slides. I even have a slide rule tie clasp. I showed it to my son in law, he had no idea what it was I was disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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