Ready. Set. Mail! The Christmas Rush is On!
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read a little about the busy Christmas season at the US Post Office.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, World War I
Archive: 2017 (32 Posts)
Holiday Light Show from Space: Lecture with NASA’S Dr. Miguel Román December 7
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. Even from 512 miles above the Earth, holiday lights shine bright. Miguel Román, who is a research physical scientist and remote sensing specialist in the Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, has been looking …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
A Brief History of Pumpkin Pie in America
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Even with the wide availability, popularity and convenience of both frozen and bakery pies, many people continued to bake their own pumpkin pies. For some late 20th century cooks, that may have meant stewing a pie pumpkin, but many baby boomers grew up associating pumpkin pie with the recipe on the back of the pumpkin can, the one with evaporated milk, eggs, canned pumpkin, a prebaked crust—and pumpkin pie spice.
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science
Meet Mr. Bingle
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was authored by Nanette Gibbs, Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. This is a teaser for a series of posts in 2018 to celebrate the New Orleans Tricentennial so stay tuned. Mention Mr. Bingle to just about anyone from New Orleans and they will probably smile and sing the …
Posted in: Advertising, Business, New Orleans
My Love for the Sanborn Maps will Never Die
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps can provide a window into a city's business history.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Rare Books and Special Collections
Engineers Encountering Engineers: Identifying Conference Papers
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by John F. Buydos, Science Reference Section, Science, Technology and Business Division, Library of Congress Whether it is engineers collaborating with other engineers to remain up-to-date in their field or to discuss the competency of other practitioners, one of the major ways that collaboration is accomplished is by attending conferences and …
Posted in: Science
How to Survive a Plague: October 23 Book Talk with David France
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
American investigative reporter, non-fiction author and filmmaker David France will discuss his book How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS, a definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic. Inspired by his Oscar-nominated documentary of the same name, How to Survive a Plague is …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science
The Star that Ate Manhattan! Studying Neutron Stars from the International Space Station – October 17 Lecture with Dr. Zaven Arzoumanian
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Dr. Zaven Arzoumanian is a research astrophysicist and the deputy principal investigator for the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. He will describe the NICER mission, an International Space Station payload devoted to studying neutron stars — the physics governing their interiors, their emissions, and their …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics
Fly Me to the Moon: Celebrating the moon with a display of fiber art in the Science & Business Reading Room beginning October 3, 2017
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was authored by Nanette Gibbs, Business Reference Librarian, and Sean Bryant, Science Reference Librarian, of the Science, Technology, and Business Division. To celebrate the moon, the Science & Business Reading Room will have a display of prints beginning October 3, 2017, highlighting the works of fiber artists featured in the newly published book, …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics