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Publications [#268077] of Henry Petroski

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  1. Petroski, H, REFLECTIONS ON A SLIDE RULE., Technology Review, vol. 83 no. 4 (January, 1981), pp. 34-35
    (last updated on 2023/06/01)

    Abstract:
    The author regrets that the electronic calculator has succeeded the slide rule because the now-obsolete slide rule, although far less accurate than the electronic calculator, made the student reflect.


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