Usually we see slide rule references in sci-fi such as Heinlein. Here's
one from a non-sf book.

Ayn Rand's _The Fountainhead_, in the "Peter Keating" chapter, section XIV:

"In the Sunday supplements there were photographs of Cosmo-Slotnick
starlets in shorts and sweaters, holding T-squares and slide-rules,
standing before drawing boards that bore the legend: 'Cosmo-Slotnick
Building' over a huge question mark."

This is in reference to "the most beautiful building in the world"
competition, which the sleazy, conniving, murderous Peter Keating won by
more-or-less stealing ideas from true architect Howard Roark.

I wish this book had illustrations...just one, anyway.

Regards,

Mike


You'll get my slide rule when you
pry it from my cold, dead fingers.