White Slide Rules!

[phrodeau]

This one was made by the German-Americans Keuffel and Esser.

http://www.cs.ccsu.edu/~boconnel/slide.jpg

 

[phrodeau]

Another German-American, Eugene Dietzgen, manufactured a circular model.

It would be more correct to call it a spin rule, but it was marketed as a slide rule.

http://foraker.research.att.com/~davek/slide/dietzgen/gilson.jpg

 

[passionkat]

Sounds like an '80's hair band.

WHITE SLIDE

 

[phrodeau]

Here we see Peter Sellers in the role of a fictional German-American scientist named Dr. Strangelove. He is computing the half-life of cobalt thorium G.

In his hands is - you guessed it - a white slide rule!

http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jwc/eos03/jim-table/strangelove-slide-rule.jpg

 

[phrodeau]

Others might make the claim, but German-Americans really do rule!

 

[Cade Is Here]

Others might make the claim, but German-Americans really do rule!

Well when Lt posts something in this thread I bet its going to be that those people stole the inventions from africa and then claimed that they invented it...Just wait.

 

[bill-pix-trade]

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs/vonbraun.gif

 

[phrodeau]

Heil, Verner!

 

[phrodeau]

Leave it to the Brits to design one that's shaped for her pleasure.

http://www.hpmuseum.org/fullinbx.jpg

 

[Gringao]

Logarithms are the tool of the oppressor!

 

[Wilben]

Logarithms are the tool of the oppressor!

Integration is everyone's friend!

 

[Gringao]

Integration is everyone's friend!

Entirely derivative.

 

[MercyMia]

Heh heh heh...

 

[Wilben]

Entirely derivative.

I have no more math play on words.


But Taylor series make the baby Jesus cry.

 

[bill-pix-trade]

Heil, Verner!

Not really on the same thread Idea, but I bet he had one of those fancy white gismos.

 

[phrodeau]

Not really on the same thread Idea, but I bet he had one of those fancy white gismos.

Yes, he did; a Nestler 23, pictured here: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec300/sec320.htm

Nestler was and remains a German company.

 

[Gringao]

I have no more math play on words.

But Taylor series make the baby Jesus cry.

But Fourier series rock.

 

[bill-pix-trade]

Yes, he did; a Nestler 23, pictured here: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec300/sec320.htm

Nestler was and remains a German company.

Ah you are a tad obsessed.

Good thing this is a cheery parody thread.

 

[phrodeau]

I think we can all agree that some of the best slide rules are white ones.

 

[atmas]

Integration is everyone's friend!

Integration is fascist!
Differentiation is for the people!
Power to the people!

 

[atmas]

But Fourier series rock.

And discrete maths are for rock stars!

 

[atmas]

The fast Fourier transform (FFT) will get you laid like nothing else! Spanish fly, hah!

 

[Loring2]

This one was made by the German-Americans Keuffel and Esser.

http://www.cs.ccsu.edu/~boconnel/slide.jpg

The mandatory analogue computer for Engineers in the pre-digital days. All engineering students knew how to use these K&E beauties.

I can still use one fairly proficiently. I once got a slide-rule as a birthday gift; my 15th birthday. Wow!!!

 

[Shagly]

The mandatory analogue computer for Engineers in the pre-digital days. All engineering students knew how to use these K&E beauties.

I can still use one fairly proficiently. I once got a slide-rule as a birthday gift; my 15th birthday. Wow!!!

My I7 C.P.U. beats the slide ruler for speed.

 

[overthebow]

The fast Fourier transform (FFT) will get you laid like nothing else! Spanish fly, hah!

Not around here. Ain't no convolution happening.