[Sci-tech-public] Exhibit Planning Workshop

[Deborah G. Douglas]

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.  

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.

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 at mit.edu).
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