{"id":2920,"date":"2014-05-15T18:21:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T18:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=864"},"modified":"2014-05-15T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T18:21:31","slug":"clocks-and-stocks-and-socksoh-my-gifts-for-the-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/combo\/2014\/05\/15\/clocks-and-stocks-and-socksoh-my-gifts-for-the-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Clocks and stocks and socks\u2026oh, my! Gifts for the engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are grandparents, aunts & uncles and friends stumped as to what to purchase for\u00a0your 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.<\/p>\n

\"Mechanical<\/a><\/p>\n

Mechanical Pencil Patent Art Print OccupationGifts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Henry Petroski is a professor both of civil engineering and history at Duke University as well as a published author. ComputerGear.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Irrational<\/a><\/p>\n

Irrational Numbers Wall Clock Signals.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"iPad<\/p>\n

An iPad with a magazine subscription Apple<\/a> The Institution of Engineering & Technology<\/a> NextIssue.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Engineer's<\/a><\/p>\n

Engineer’s Triangular Scale Tape EngineerSupply.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Automatic<\/a><\/p>\n

Automatic Drafting Pencil set Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Givenchy Pi Collection for Him Macy’s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Cufflinks<\/a><\/p>\n

Cufflinks by Jewelry Mountain Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Culinary<\/a><\/p>\n

Throw in a few BBQ tools to complete the gift. CafePress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"engineering<\/a><\/p>\n

How about an iPhone, too? Zazzle.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"iRobot<\/a><\/p>\n

Choose stocks from iRobot, Boeing, John Deere & more. GiveAShare<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Binary<\/a><\/p>\n

For the fashionable engineer Zazzle.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Jewelry<\/a><\/p>\n

Jewelry for Her ComputerGear.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Design<\/a><\/p>\n

Duct tape fixes everything. Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer…” \u2013 Neil Armstrong<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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