The history of Imperial College London, 1907-2007: higher education and research in science, technology, and medicine
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Main Author: Gay, Hannah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Imperial College Press c2007
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
This is the first major history of Imperial College London. The book tells the story of a new type of institution that came into being in 1907 with the federation of three older colleges. Imperial College was founded by the state for advanced university-level training in science and technology, and for the promotion of research in support of industry throughout the British Empire. True to its name the college built a wide number of Imperial links and was an outward looking institution from the start. Today, in the post-colonial world, it retains its outward-looking stance, both in its many int
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 825 p., [52] p. of plates)
ISBN:1860948189
9781860948183

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