Lesson 2 Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will

• know how slide rules can be designed for specific applications
• comprehend how slide rules helped win the war
• acquire history knowledge not easily found in textbooks dealing with WWII History. Here I offer an account of my experience as an operations analyst for the Air Force in the Pacific theater
• know that there are slide rules designed for specific industrial applications. This is accomplished by showing my slide rule collection I have compiled throughout the years.

A modern take on Dr. Green's computers

Readings for Lesson 2

The readings for Lesson 2 are mainly documents and presentations from Dr. Green.

• Slide Rules Presentation
• How Slide Rules Won the War Presentation
• "How Slide Rules Won a War", Journal of the Oughtred Society, 2005.
• "Slide Rules and WWII Bombing A Personal History", Journal of the Oughtred Society, 2012

Lecture 2 Video

Watch the lecture video below. You may need a notebook to take notes while I explain the material.

• Watch Lecture 2, Part 1
• Watch Lecture 2, Part 2

Slide Rule Collection

You can watch the videos below to see brief showcase of my slide rule collection.

• Watch Slide Rule Collection, Part 1
• Watch Slide Rule Collection, Part 2

Websites and supporting documents

Feel free to visit the list of resources provided below. There are some documents that you can download for later reading.

• A very neat virtual slide rule
• The Oughtred Society
• International Slide Rule Museum
• Slide Rule Universe

Operations Analysis Reports 20th AF, XXI BC on Guam in Mariannas

• No.20. 5/31/45 Flight Engineers Computer, with F. Fenema
• No.22. 6/30/45 Force and Bomb Load Computer with J.V. Proctor
• No.24. 7/19/45 Offset Bombing Computer,
• No.25. 7/24/45 Radar Resolution Computer,
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• No. 26 8/28/45 Bomb Plot Computer
• No. 27 8/31/45 Flight Engineers Computer (revised)
• No. -- 9/1/45 Shoran Bombing Computer to support invasion of Japan