Object Record
Eugene Dietzgen Co. The Binary Slide Rule
| Catalog Number | 06.0005.001 |
| Title | Eugene Dietzgen Co. The Binary Slide Rule, Type II |
| History |
Used by Dr. Robert Berger in college and after in his professional career. Actually manufactured by the Gilson Co. for Dietzgen. On this slide rule, the separation between indicators can be taken from any scale and applied to any other, so it is as if any scale is sliding against any other scale. Manufactured 1940s-1960s. |
| Description | Aluminum disc. White background, scales in alternating yellow and white bands. Numbers and graduations in black. One side is labeled "The Binary Slide Rule, Made in USA, Copyrighted 1940." This side has two clear indicator arms attached by steel washer. The other side is labeled "Copyrighted 1931" and has one indicator arm. |
| Date | after 1941 |
| Year Range from | 1940 |
| Year Range to | 1960 |
| Organizations | NIH; NHLBI, Laboratory of Technical Development |
| NIH Property # | none |
| Old NIH Property # | none |
| Serial # | none |
| People |
Berger, Robert L. |