Moral panic article from 1984 about the demise of slide rules

“Someone Stole My Slide Rule” was the one hit single from my all-nerd Garth Brooks tribute band.

We used scientific calculators in our high school science classes (circa late 70s, early 80s) But a few of our teachers showed us how slide rules worked.

One classroom had a giant (six foot, maybe?) slide rule to demonstrate the concepts.

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