Walter Shawlee
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Walter Shawlee | |
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| Born | 1949 or 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2023 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Known for | Slide rule collecting |
Walter Shawlee (1949 or 1950 — September 4, 2023) was a renowned American collector of slide rules. He was born in Los Angeles,[1] and attended University of California, Los Angeles to study electronics engineering and mathematics, and left before completing a degree.[2] He first started a company in 1979 at Prince George, British Columbia, Northern Airborne Technology,[3] then later ran an online outlet for vintage electronics, Sphere Research Corporation, in Kelowna, with a section titled "Slide Rule Universe".[2] In 2003, he was reported to make over $100,000 a year on the slide rule trade.[4]
Shawlee died of cancer on September 4, 2023, at the age of 73.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Traub 2024.
- ^ a b Backhouse 2007.
- ^ Johansen 2024.
- ^ Tam 2003.
Sources[edit]
- Traub, Alex (February 8, 2024). "Walter Shawlee, the Sovereign of Slide Rules, Is Dead at 73". The New York Times.
- Backhouse, Frances (November 1, 2007), "The Retailer of the Lost Electronics Ark – Shopping for a used oscilloscope or a rare spare vacuum tube? Walter Shawlee II's online warehouse may be the place to go", IEEE Spectrum
- Tam, Pui-Wing (February 18, 2003). "Calculating Collector Scours Globe Hunting for Slide Rules". The Wall Street Journal.
- Johansen, Nicholas (February 11, 2024). "Kelowna slide-rule enthusiast featured in New York Times article – 'SOVEREIGN OF SLIDE RULES'". castanet.net. Kelowna, British Columbia: Castanet Media.
Further reading[edit]
- Austen, Ian (June 17, 1999). "Slide Rules Tap Into Nostalgia Of the Pocket Protector Crowd". The New York Times.
External links[edit]
- Slide Rule Universe at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-09-02)
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