In the grand scheme of things, it really wasn’t all that long ago that a slide rule was part of an engineer’s every day equipment. Long before electronic calculators came along, a coupl… ...

They have a dedicated slide rule tutorial on their website for those eager to learn about this semi-archaic piece of computational technology.

It is no secret that we like slide rules around the Hackaday bunker, and among our favorites are the cylindrical slide rules. [Chris Staecker] likes them, too, and recently even 3D printed a ...

Before there were apps for tablets and smartphones, before mathematics education software was easily installed on personal computers, before electronic calculators entered professional practice and ...

Before the smartphone, the laptop and the pocket calculator, there was a powerful mechanical computer. Our new series, Tools of the Trade, begins with a look at the slide rule.

What does slide rule actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

It was great to read about Walter Shawlee's slide rule collection. As UCSD Prof. Pasquale points out, one of the advantages of using a slide rule is that it is an extension of the mind.

He is also the president of the Oughtred Society — a group of 400 slide rule collectors and enthusiasts seeking to preserve the device's history (and where you can find out all sorts of information ...