The word bicycle is from the Latin, bis, twice and the Greek, Kyclos, circle.  This fashionable mode of transport was denounced by a Baltimore preacher in 1896 as a “diabolical device of the demon of darkness”.  His reason for condemnation was not on the perfectly justifiable grounds that the word is an ugly Latin-Greek hybridContinue reading “Bicycles: Machines that changed the course of history”

Did you know? There is a MECCA exhibit at the Engineering Library celebrating the different colleges within the engineering department. MECCA was very popular around 1910-1970. It featured activities like the long beard competition, parade, and hunt for a green stone called the Blarney Stone. Stop by the library to learn more!

Did you know?  March 30th is Eiffel Tower Day. Here are some facts about the Eiffel Tower: http://ow.ly/jdsKB that you might find interesting. The facts contain construction facts, Eiffel Tower Height, area, weight, tower steps and elevators and much more. Eiffel’s tower : and the World’s Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris, the artists quarreled,Continue reading “Eiffel Tower Day”

  A quarterly journal of the American Meteorological Society, publishing scientific research and analysis on the interactions of  Weather, Climate and Society.  For more information: http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/journals/wcs/index.html  

The Hydrological Sciences Journal is the publication of IAHS International Association of Hydrological Sciences.  IAHS is the oldest and foremost international nongovernmental organization which deals with hydrology and water resources.  The Hydrological Sciences Journal is the official journal of IAHS.  The scope of the journal includes: the hydrological cycle on the Earth surface water, groundwater, snow andContinue reading “New the Hydrological Sciences Journal”

The Engineering Library has renewed its subscription to the Monthly Weather Review.  The Online release is published by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).  The Journal Researches results relevant to the analysis and prediction of observed atmospheric circulations and physics, including technique development, data assimilation, model validation, and relevant case studies. This includes papers on numerical and dataContinue reading “Monthly Weather Review”

Pi Day Featured: 366 apple pie bites eaten in 1 hour and 24 minutes! 7 games of Pi Day Trivia featuring questions on Pi and Pie! View more pictures in our facebook album.   Photos by: Carol Grow Johnk     Thank you to the College of Engineering Outreach Agents for creating the trivia questions and toContinue reading “Pi Day Photos”

          Celebrate Pi Day! on Thursday, March 14th at 1:59 – 4:00 pm In front of the Lichtenberger Engineering Library in the Student Commons.   There will be FREE apple pie bites, lemonade, and coffee as well as a trivia competitions every 15 minutes. Pi, Greek letter, is the symbol forContinue reading “Come Celebrate Pi Day with Free Pie!”

USGS Airborne Surveys Back Up Previous Decorah Research Released: 3/5/2013 9:01:00 AM U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey   Office of Communications and Publishing 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 119 Reston, VA  20192 Heidi  Koontz Phone: 303-202-4763 Robert McKay Phone: 319-335-1575   Recent airborne geophysical surveys near Decorah, Iowa are providing an unprecedentedContinue reading “Iowa Meteorite Crater Confirmed”

Scopus mobile app: Scopus Alert for iPhone By Xiaomei Gu– February 12, 2013 Posted in: Combo, Library Resource, Uncategorized The Scopus Alert for iPhone app allows you to 1) do keyword search, 2) email, bookmark, and tweet an article, and 3) receive email alerts when articles get cited. Keep in mind that you can onlyContinue reading “Scopus mobile app: Scopus Alert for iPhone”