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Summer Reading: Engineering Stories (realistic fiction) in STEM

Engineering Stories ( realistic fiction) in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) By Kenneth Richard Hardman Kenneth R. Hardman publisher c 2013 Engineering PS509..E55 H33 2013                          Youth, Young Adults, and Educators, Come into my office, conference room, and laboratory – Experience my adventures, teams,Continue reading “Summer Reading: Engineering Stories (realistic fiction) in STEM”

Summer Reading: The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2012

The Best American Science  And Nature Writing 2012   Edited by Dan Ariely Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company c2012 Engineering PN6071. S3 B46 2012   The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites.Continue reading “Summer Reading: The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2012”

Summer Reading: It looked Good on Paper

It Looked Good on Paper: Bizarre Inventions, Design Disasters, and Engineering Follies Edited by Bill Fawcett New York : Harper, c2009 Engineering TA174 .I83 2009 It Looked Good on Paper is a remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disasters. Every phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone.  How else canContinue reading “Summer Reading: It looked Good on Paper”

Summer Reading You Might Enjoy! Why Don’t Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings?

Why Don’t Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? By David E. Alexander New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009 Engineering Library TL546.7 .A44 2009 Why don’t jumbo jets flap their wings? offers a fascinating explanation of how nature and human engineers each arrived at powered flight. What emerges is a highly readable account of two very different approaches to solvingContinue reading “Summer Reading You Might Enjoy! Why Don’t Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings?”

April 15th is Eraser Day!

April 15th is National Rubber Eraser Day! When  celebrating the invention of the eraser, the names and stories of several European scientists intertwine: Frenchman Charles Marie de la Condamine, Portuguese Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan, and Englishmen Edward Nairne and Joseph Priestley are collectively responsible for its discovery and use. Condamine was sent to South AmericaContinue reading “April 15th is Eraser Day!”