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Thanks Jonathan. The Air & Space Museum had some interesting correspondence with the Oughtred Society, regarding a 5" Pickett slide rule in our collection. We believe it was carried by the crew of the Apollo 13 mission. The crew probably put the rule to good
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Reading obituaries is allowed. Reminds me of a story about New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford, whose health problems were being reported in the sports press. Yogi Berra called him up and asked, "Hey Whitey; are you dead yet?" Similar line spoken by the Intuitive
Machines mission controllers, after their Lunar lander tilted over on its side.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 9, 2024 11:32 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [SIGCIS-Members] Walter Shawlee - slide rules - obit</font>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/science/walter-shawlee-dead.html" originalsrc="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/science/walter-shawlee-dead.html" shash="zCiVpEFFjxbZiskjjjpqFQEgIzo2/QOvf0xRdijBbvvybOzjYPZ3rhxvwXoQhwUEWBjI7Fo3M9PAQoLxoWOEgTrKV+IyxnyG6icUbrTllUmW00MHnF77d1gTupJ3PaApPlJpqrQivXb/BhisOrvz/5MzRw0ysVpwAmF71ZRBjlM=">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/science/walter-shawlee-dead.html</a><br>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/17/technology/slide-rules-tap-into-nostalgia-of-the-pocket-protector-crowd.html" originalsrc="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/17/technology/slide-rules-tap-into-nostalgia-of-the-pocket-protector-crowd.html" shash="MIzic1R6iYXnsn1BFvywYtSeGXgduSP0LmpRfIKMS0+o/V/6rd5wW5oYOlh2ucu67Om22vN0LmMD0Q15QlL/CHp3oQbkQv0OcJHL5rwJ1gtvxPG+GSs7SXbH452+8iu+2WTrG9v0nxbr439zEpxmYy9Vdi3KUFGRcYnaczPG/yE=">https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/17/technology/slide-rules-tap-into-nostalgia-of-the-pocket-protector-crowd.html</a><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Stay sane</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:verdana,sans-serif">,</span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Jonathan</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">P<span class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">S I do do more than read obits. I'm just not sure what.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:verdana,sans-serif">John Mather </span><a href="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/instrument-maker-to-the-stars/" originalsrc="https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/instrument-maker-to-the-stars/" shash="mVFsjJYsPnfoj/edL1ix84GOB47pKLxxFwPy/dZKbP6/u+ty0ym12OjCh8q0uwRnEeIFAu+y2AC+ywqx07dYhIkggNVGLdbcFeydv4doGqFp75NN92nBIYWTjxonkW71aAgBzYGWogr34FIocuwCSdMrz1xpAdC6tQ1i5lrZqdI=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204); font-family:verdana,sans-serif">"Instrument
Maker to the Stars,"</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> </span><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Aerospace America</i><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> November 2023</span><br>
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<div><font color="#222222" face="verdana, sans-serif">"<a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/05/technological-obsolescence" originalsrc="https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/05/technological-obsolescence" shash="Jl3Dd8W46bWkyGBk/53xKq8vAe/nG2+lOuJSyq1e0RYvJ6zi7RUiJNi5xdWbWj6aFUcryDCZTiqbtRpzMsplM9p5al5Mke5R+f4Rjib6qkKCH4uAkVgWq/sDfdRoXtqQKfBOEC9eUttQuqo8MCART7z/m2KNZ6Q9plb4OM/Woo8=" target="_blank">Technological
obsolescence,</a>" National Academy of Engineering <i>Perspectives</i> May 23, 2023</font></div>
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<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Preserving space archives: <a href="https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/" originalsrc="https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/" shash="gsaklHn7kzX3GEc4Am+x8rZD2azxImP8KNd6uuXb2sv8yFCEgol3MRU/NsP6xFfvsv82aiBEaP6DiZQBIWTBDVKpmamnIjBrM7Yj0X2KPo8e7vr2HyT4Mh7sc++CR5TypJn/QVK8PapyEpJq1Iqkp2fIH/ukDgD9WZF+/dQuHPI=" target="_blank">https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/</a></font></div>
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