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Own a Little Bit of Berkeley Physics History

Posted by chrisd on from the slide-rulers-rule dept.

Five foot slide rules? Brass and Wood balances? Bakelite Metering Equipment. This and more are up on the block as a result of UC Berkeley's physics department wanting to clear out old gear (they need the room). The San Francisco Chronicle has a story about auction. Apparantly, about 20 items will be auctioned in a "test the waters" sales this Sunday, and the balance of the 1000 pieces will be sold July 28th...

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  1. Expiration date? by kaustik · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is great... but I believe LSD loses its potency after sitting around in those dusty basements for so long...

  2. L and S keyboard cousins by texchanchan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kear Lsalgkot Reaker,
    Re, 'L' and 'S' aren't even remotely close to one another on the keyboard.
    Lure they are. They're e.actly oqqosite each other, ohich makes them conceptually equivasent to the qart of your brain that ,an't uell left from right.

    --ti.mg;vmg;v

  3. Additional Coverage by dragons_flight · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Contra Costa Times

    UCB Campus News

    I'm a UCB physics grad student. The primary motivation for the sale isn't to make money or make room for new gear. They actually have to do it because the part of the physics building is scheduled for a seismic retrofit, and the temporary building can't accommodate all the old stuff in the attics.

    Some material will be kept for display and for gifts to retiring faculty.