1928-11: Auburn Engineer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 04, Issue 02

This is the volume IV, issue 2, November 1928 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 engine...

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Main Author: Auburn, Ala. : Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Engineering Societies
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/stdtpubs,4526
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Summary:This is the volume IV, issue 2, November 1928 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. The cover is missing. 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: [missing cover]; Auburn professor attends engineering conference--General Electric company conducts conference of engineering teachers for investigation of improved modern engineering; Cities tunnel roads to solve congestion--Large cities dig under rivers and mountains and pump air to make room for more automobiles; Amateur portable transmitter proves successful--Small Westinghouse dynamotor solves power problem; Natural colors are reproduced by television and movies--New inventions mark decided advance in both fields; Survey shows Alabama to be rich with chemicals--valuable chemicals occur in coal and iron deposits; Wall Street mint picks waste gold out of air--New system of atmospheric control recovers huge wealth which formerly escaped through chimney; Professor of architecture makes tour of Europe; [architectural drawings]; [editorials]; A goal for engineering students (editorial); College activities (editorial); Technical tidbits (Aircraft lighting; Mechanical helpers; New motor coach for future; Largest single-shaft generator; Time savers; Largest coal mine fan built; Chicago's tallest chimney; Arc-welding riveted seams); The engineering societies; Campus notes (Songs and school spirit; Outsiders invade Ramsay Hall; Radio at Auburn); With our alumni--all over the world; Safety valve (humor);