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Slide rule and case, made by Keuffel and Esser Co.
c. 1960
Senator John Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
When Kodak developed the Orbiter system, there were no hand-held calculators. Engineers such as Pittsburgher Homer Smith, an electrical engineer, used slide rules to solve detailed equations.
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- Title: Slide rule and case, made by Keuffel and Esser Co.
- Date Created: c. 1960
- Type: Artifact
- Original Source: Heinz History Center Museum Collections
- Donation Information: Gift of Allyson Smith
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