Purdue University Press: 164 books
Little Else Than a Memory
Purdue Students Search for the Class of 1904
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Completely produced by students in the Purdue University Honors College, this book contains ten essays by undergraduate students of today about their forebears in the class of 1904. Two Purdue faculty members have provided a contextualizing introduction and reflective epilogue. Not only are the biographical...
A University of Tradition
The Spirit of Purdue
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
A University of Tradition is a fascinating compilation of history, customs, pictures, and facts about Purdue University from its founding in 1869 to the present day. Covering all aspects of Purdue, from the origin of the nickname of its students and alumni-Boilermakers-to a chronological list of all...
Ever True
150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
In 1869 the State of Indiana founded Purdue University as Indiana’s land-grant university dedicated to agriculture and engineering. Today, Purdue stands as one of the elite research and education institutions in the world. Its halls have been home to Nobel Prize- and World Food Prize-winning faculty,...
Divided Paths, Common Ground
The Story of Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis, Pioneering Purdue Women Who Introduced Science into the Home
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
In the early 1900s, Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis forged trails for women at Purdue University and throughout Indiana. Mary was the first dean of the School of Home Economics. Lella was Indiana's first state leader of Home Demonstration. In 1914, Mary hired Lella to organize Purdue's new Home Economics...
For the Good of the Farmer
A Biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner (1874-1942). Skinner was a pioneering educator and administrator who transformed the study of agriculture at Purdue University during the first decades of the twentieth century. From humble...
Full Steam Ahead
Purdue Mechanical Engineering Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Mechanical Engineering was the first school of engineering to be established at Purdue University in 1882. From just 120 students, the School has grown over the last 130 years to serve over 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Originally located in Mechanics Hall, a one-story red brick...
Cybernethisms
Aldo Giorgini’s Computer Art Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Working extensively as both artist and scientist, Aldo Giorgini (1934-1994) was one of the first computer artists to combine software writing with early printing technologies. His innovative process involved producing pen-plotted drawings that were embellished by painting, drawing, photography, and...
Just Call Me Orville
The Story of Orville Redenbacher
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2011
Based on extensive interviews and archival research, this book traces the career of Orville Redenbacher, the "popcorn king," from his agricultural studies at Purdue University to his emergence as an American advertising icon. Born in Brazil, Indiana, in 1907, Orville began his lifelong obsession...
The Deans' Bible
Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Five women successively nurtured students on the Purdue University campus in Americas heartland during the 1930s to 1990s. Each became a legendary dean of women or dean of students. Collectively, they wove a sisterhood of mutual support in their common—sometimes thwarted—pursuit of shared human rights...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
We are facing a global energy crisis caused by world population growth, an escalating increase in demand, and continued dependence on fossil-based fuels for generation. It is widely accepted that increases in greenhouse gas concentration levels, if not reversed, will result in major changes to world...
Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations
Site-Focused Management for Builders
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2015
Organizing and administering a construction site so that the right resources get to the right place in a timely fashion demands strong leadership and a rigorous process. Good logistical operations are essential to profitability, and this book is the essential, muddy boots guide to efficient site management....
Kirby’s Way
How Kirby and Caroline Risk Built their Company on Kitchen-Table Values
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
The late J. Kirby Risk II called himself "a small-town businessman from the banks of the Wabash." He was much more. The fastidious, dapper man from Lafayette, Indiana, exuded philanthropy and free enterprise. Like a sheepdog, he tended the flock, rounded up strays, darted to key places to...
A Life Constructed
Reflections on Breaking Barriers and Building Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Growing up on the south side of Chicago in a poor, black, working-class neighborhood, Delon Hampton realized early on that any success he would achieve in life, he had to create on his own. Having earned a place at college, he decided to focus on civil engineering. After completing his graduate and...
Cheerio and Best Wishes
Letters from a World War II Hoosier Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
This is the true story of a young boy from Posey County, Indiana, who had a dream to fly. The outbreak of World War II enabled him to fulfill that dream. Cheerio and Best Wishes is told entirely through the letters he wrote to his family and friends. Detailed narrative and commentary provide explanation...