Today, I received notice from the Library at the Illinois Institute of Technology that the slide rule collection I donated to the school is now on display. Over forty years ago, I started collecting slide rules and over the years, the collection grew to over thirty items. Earlier this year, I donated the collection to Illinois Tech, where I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering.
The collection also includes books of logarithmic and trigonometric values.
Some photos of the library display are shown below:
(photos by: Matt David, Director, Advancement Special Projects, IIT)
Other posts on slide rules:
Math Vacation: 2022 Anniversaries (jamesmacmath.blogspot.com)
Math Vacation: Benford Distribution - Additional Thoughts (jamesmacmath.blogspot.com)
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