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Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. K. H. Grote, Ph.D. Tell us about your work---what do you do? I teach mechanical engineering students at a major university and conduct…

fire escape

(Encyclopedia) fire escape, in architecture, device, either fixed or movable, to facilitate escape from a burning building. In the United States the term usually is applied to the common iron…

Malheur

(Encyclopedia) MalheurMalheurməl&oobreve;rˈ [key], river, c.165 mi (270 km) long, rising in several branches in the Strawberry Mts., E Oregon. The united stream flows generally NE to the Snake…

modello

(Encyclopedia) modellomodellomōdĕlˈlō [key], small plan of a major work presented by Renaissance and baroque artists to the patron who commissioned the work. The modello was intended to show the…

Layton

(Encyclopedia) Layton, city (1990 pop. 41,784), Davis co., N Utah, between the Wasatch Range and Great Salt Lake. In an irrigated farm area served by the Weber basin project, it produces fruits and…