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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