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Clocks and stocks and socks…oh, my! Gifts for the engineer

Are grandparents, aunts & uncles and friends stumped as to what to purchase for your graduation gift? Let an engineering librarian research and suggest a few ideas including wall-frame patent art, stylish pens & pencils and interesting magazines and books.

Mechanical Pencil Patent Art Print

Mechanical Pencil Patent Art Print OccupationGifts.com

Books by Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski is a professor both of civil engineering and history at Duke University as well as a published author. ComputerGear.com

Irrational Numbers Wall Clock

Irrational Numbers Wall Clock Signals.com

iPad Magazine gift

An iPad with a magazine subscription Apple The Institution of Engineering & Technology NextIssue.com

Engineer's Triangular Scale Tape

Engineer’s Triangular Scale Tape EngineerSupply.com

Automatic Drafting Pencil set

Automatic Drafting Pencil set Amazon

The Givenchy Pi Collection for Him Macy's

The Givenchy Pi Collection for Him Macy’s

Cufflinks by Jewelry Mountain

Cufflinks by Jewelry Mountain Amazon

Culinary Gift Set

Throw in a few BBQ tools to complete the gift. CafePress.com

engineering iPhone case

How about an iPhone, too? Zazzle.com

iRobot framed stock

Choose stocks from iRobot, Boeing, John Deere & more. GiveAShare

Binary tie

For the fashionable engineer Zazzle.com

Jewelry for Her

Jewelry for Her ComputerGear.com

Design Engineer Tape Kit

Duct tape fixes everything. Amazon

The Neil Armstrong Gift package

“I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer…” – Neil Armstrong