The history of Imperial College London, 1907-2007 :: higher education and research in science, technology, and medicine /

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...

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1. Verfasser: Gay, Hannah
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2007.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxvii, 825 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781860948183
1860948189

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