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Publication Date: 2022-Dec
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Reflection on Slide Rules, Calculators, Log Tables, and Computers
Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr.
Physics Teacher, v60 n9 p736-737 Dec 2022
As I approach my 70th year in physics, let me tell my younger colleagues about my adventures with computation. When I was 14, my father gave me a slide rule because I appeared to be headed toward a career in physics. Since then, I have had experience with many other calculating devices.
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Computation, Handheld Devices, Educational History, Projection Equipment
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