SR sighting in the movie "Moonrise Kingdom". It takes place in 1965. About halfway through the movie there is a scene on a boat and there is a very short shot of some nautical charts with a slide rule sitting on top of them. It was way too quick for me to even guess at the type.

Rob

--- In sliderule@yahoogroups.com, Charles Quinlan <doctorquinlan@...> wrote:
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> Very nice!!!!! It is always nice to pick up on the use of a sliderule.
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> Subject: SR Sightings ("The Cosmic Man"//"I Dream of Jeannie")
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> "The Cosmic Man," another 1950s B Sci-Fi film, derivative of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Available on YouTube.
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> Physicist is using SR for some desk work. Later, a young boy handles the SR with some curiosity.
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> Also, "I Dream of Jeannie," episode "Always on Sunday." Available on Hulu.
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> Another instance of Astronaut Tony handling a slide rule (happens at various times during the series run).
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> OK, I'll confess I'm trolling through some old stuff here. It's the summer doldrums on TV while I multitask with Olympics coverage.
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