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”
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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?”
Free Coffee and Lemonade Starting Monday May 12, 2014–Friday May 16th
Free Coffee and Lemonade Mon, May 12 – Thurs, May 15: 8:30am – Midnight Fri, May 16: 8:30am – 5pm Until supplies last
OPEN ’til MIDNIGHT! FINAL WEEK HOURS
Open ’til Midnight FINAL WEEK HOURS Sun, May 11: 2pm—Midnight Mon, May 12 —Thursday, May 15: 8:30 am–Midnight Friday, May 16: 8:30 am — 5 pm May 17 & 18: CLOSED
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! Today, April 22, Earth Day celebrations are occurring throughout the United States as well as around the world. This year’s theme, Green Cities, focuses on sustainable communities. Denis Hayes was the first coordinator of Earth Day, an environmental “teach-in” held on April 22, 1970. In the first Earth Day participants from twoContinue reading “Happy Earth Day!”
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!”
Xpress Class Wednesday April 16th at 2:30 – Keeping up with Your Research: Alerts and Notifications
April 16th – Keeping up with Your Research: Alerts and Notifications Learn to set up alerts and notifications on some of your favorite databases and library resources so that you can keep up to date on the latest information in your area of research. Taught by Kari Kozak (Head, Lichtenberger Engineering Library).
Leonardo da Vinci the Engineer
Come see the exhibit on Leonardo da Vinci: The Engineer at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library. The exhibit includes models of some of his engineering feats: a catapult and a multiple sling designed as war machines to hurl stones, a paddleboat and a great kite. Stop by and see pictures of his underwater breathing machine, aContinue reading “Leonardo da Vinci the Engineer”