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Alumni Comment on Slide Rules

Published December 24, 2013
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“From the Email Bag” in TechAlum Newsletter for December 17, 2013, features a lively discussion by alumni on their memories of using slide rules at Michigan Tech. Among the commenters is Bruce Kettunen, Metallurgy ’76, who talks about the transition from slide rules to early calculators.

Read more at TechAlum Newsletter.

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