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<div><font face="Akzidenz Grotesk BE" color="#000000">The slide rule
is the most important technological artifact of the 20th century that
has yet to be studied, written about or presented in any significant
manner to a general audience. In the spring 2004, the MIT
Museum received one of its most important gifts ever: the
magnificent Keuffel & Esser Company Slide Rule Collection. The MIT
Museum now possesses one of the largest publicly accessible
collections of slide rules and one of two known company collections in
the world. <br>
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The preservation and presentation of this collection represents one of
the museum's great opportunities to stimulate interest in
engineering, mathematics and design, as well as the history of
technology and business.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Akzidenz Grotesk BE" color="#000000">The MIT Museum
invites you to participate in a planning workshop for a new exhibition
on slide rules. Two identical workshops (Wed., Dec. 8, noon - 2
pm; Thurs., Dec. 9, 5:30-7:30 pm) will be held in order to maximize
participation. To sign-up or for more details see the
attached flier or contact Debbie Douglas, Curator of Science and
Technology, (ddouglas@mit.edu).</font></div>
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