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Slide rule relic highlighted in time capsule
Washington AP notes the American Statistical Association marks its 150th anniversary with a time capsule in Alexandria containing a slide rule, a transcript of former Senator Proxmire’s speech, a NYT front page, Nightingale’s 1875 letter, India sanitation report, ASA shirts, a Batman button, and lottery tickets. The capsule will be opened in 50 to 100 years.
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Washington
Alexandria
Encyclopedia Americana
American Statistical Assn
William Eddy
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Mellon University
Eddy
ASA
Florence Nightingale
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Martin van Buren
William Proxmire
D-Wis
New York Times
Nightingale
India