In this day in 1876, Alexander Bell demonstrated the first two way telephone conversation over outdoor wires. (October 9, 1876) Timeline of the Telephone: 1667: Robert Hooke created an acoustic string […]
Author Archives: Kari Kozak
Celebrate Banned Books!
Hundreds of books have been either removed or challenged in schools and libraries in the United States every year. According to the American Library Association (ALA), there were at least 464 […]
New Group Study Rooms
The Lichtenberger Engineering Library now has 2 group study rooms! Pod 1 Media:Scape System: Large Television allowing for up to 6 laptops to be connected at a time for easy […]
Happenings in the Engineering Library
The Lichtenberger Engineering Library has made a lot of changes over the summer! Check to see what we’ve all been up to: 1. New Tools 2. New Study Rooms […]
Online Videos of Engineering Failures Now Available!
The Lichtenberger Engineering Library has a new database for steaming videos! This database is called Engineering Case Studies Online (http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/EnginCaseStud) Engineering Case Studies Online is a multi-media database chronicling […]
Alexander Graham Bell: The Man Behind the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is known as an inventor, scientist, and engineering. He is well-known for his invention of the telephone and was involved in many other inventions. His invention of […]
A Mecca Tradition: The Blarney Stone
What did engineering and law students have in common during MECCA, the former incarnation of E-week? The search for the Blarney Stone, of course. It is named for the Blarney […]
Theory of Evolution and …. Earthworms?
Charles Darwin is known for his work on the theory of evolution but did you also know he spent time researching earthworms? Each year on Feb 12th, we celebrate Darwin […]
Happy Birthday, Thomas A. Edison!
The world today would be a very different place without the inventions of Thomas A. Edison. He was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park. Edison had obtained 1,093 US […]
A Look at Snow Removal Equipment New and Old
With all the snow we have been seeing this winter, there has been many different snow removal equipment in use including shovels, snow blowers, and plows. This equipment used today has seen […]