Comment by tiniuclx
2 months ago
While I'm a bit too young to have used one in school, my dad did give me his slide rule from when he was a student. It's one of my most prized possessions, if only to show how far humanity has come in terms of computing devices.
My mother (who ran a biochemistry lab) had a longish one--extra digit of precision I guess. Unfortunately my anti-packrat dad must have chucked it in some move or another. In addition to some cheap student stuff, I think I still have a couple of "normal" professional slide rules but they're not in very good shape if serviceable.