1929-03: Auburn Engineer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 04, Issue 06
This is the volume IV, issue 6, March 1929 issue of Auburn Engineer, a newsletter published monthly during the school year by Engineering Societies students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The newsletter includes articles of interest related to engineering and engineeri...
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| Summary: | This is the volume IV, issue 6, March 1929 issue of Auburn Engineer, a newsletter published monthly during the school year by Engineering Societies students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The newsletter includes articles of interest related to engineering and engineering education. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.Articles: Ford Motor Company sets new standard of accuracy--Swedish inventor's gauges are accepted as international standards of measurements; St. Lawrence River to be used to serve two-fold purpose--Co-ordination of power production and improved navigation on St. Lawrence River recommended by joint board of engineers; Origin and production of coal discussed by chemist--Present acceleration of production must be decreased to insure supply for future generations; Measured drawing gives useful training for architects--Interesting problems for course are available in New Orleans; Unit refrigeration is rapidly replacing mass production--Advantages of new mechanical refrigeration for the home are becoming more outstanding; Electric welding facilitates locomotive maintenance--Loss of time from service decreased by new methods of repair; The short wave transmitter at W4AQ; How to obtain a patent; [editorials]; A correction (editorial); Engineer's Day (editorial); The Auburn meter school (editorial); Technical tidbits (Electric windows; New tool metal; Alabama Power Company employs small models for developments; New inventions; Hydrogen gas as a colling system for machinery; The world's largest steam locomotive); Engineering societies; Safety valve (humor); |
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