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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gay, Hannah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (905 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Imperial College Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Acronyms; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Before Imperial: The Colleges That Federated in 1907; Chapter Three The Founding of Imperial College; Chapter Four Governance and Innovation, 1907-43; Chapter Five Imperial College during the First World War; Chapter Six Continuity within the Three Old Colleges, 1907-45; Chapter Seven Imperial Science at Imperial College; Chapter Eight Imperial College during the Second World War; Chapter Nine Expansion: Post-War to Robbins, 1945-67 (Part One)

Chapter Ten Expansion: Post-War to Robbins, 1945-67 (Part Two)Chapter Eleven Corporate and Social Life; Chapter Twelve The Making of the Modern College, 1967-85 Part One: Governance in a New Political Climate; Chapter Thirteen The Making of the Modern College, 1967-85 Part Two: Academic Restructuring; Chapter Fourteen Diversifying the Curriculum; Chapter Fifteen The Expanding College, 1985-2001... Part One: Governance and the Medical School Mergers; Chapter Sixteen The Expanding College, 1985-2001... Part Two: Some Academic Developments; Chapter Seventeen Conclusion; Appendices; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611120603

9781281120601

128112060X

9781860948183

1860948189

OCLC:

476099502