McCaughey A Lever Long Enough

A History of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science Since 1864
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-231-53752-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbiana

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Autoren/Hrsg.

McCaughey, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Engineering in America—Before Engineers
2. Fast Start 1864–1889
3. A Corner in the University 1889–1929
4. The Great Depression and the Good War 1930–1945
5. Missing the Boat 1945–1964
6. Bottoming Out 1965–1975
7. Catching a Lift 1976–1980
8. Uneven Ascent 1980–1994
9. A School in Full 1995–2007
10. A Lever Long Enough: SEAS at One Hundred Fifty
Notes
A Bibliographic Note
Index

Leseproben

Read the foreword by Dean Mary C. Boyce:

Über Autor(innen)

Robert McCaughey is professor of history and Janet H. Robb Chair in the Social Sciences at Barnard College, where he has also served as dean of the faculty. He has written extensively on the history of American cultural institutions and the American professoriate, including his books Stand, Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754–2004 and The American Nation: A History of the United States, seventh edition (with J. A. Garraty).