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?”
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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.
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”
How Sweet It Is: Basketball Engineering
Engineering and basketball go together as we begin the Sweet 16 games in the NCAA tournament, but just how has engineering affected the game? History In 1891, at Springfield College, Massachusetts, Dr. James Naismith, a thirty-year old physical education instructor, was encouraged to create an indoor, winter “athletic distraction.” Using two vegetable baskets, a soccer ball, nineContinue reading “How Sweet It Is: Basketball Engineering”
Join us March 26th – Protein Database: 3-D Protein structures
Join us tomorrow Wednesday March 26th for a 15 minute class on using–Protein Database: 3-D Protein structures. The class will be held at 2:30 in the Engineering Library (2001C SC) http://goo.gl/N9eS1v Taught by Chris Childs (Health Sciences Education and Outreach Librarian, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences)