Imperial Engineers : The Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill / Richard Hornsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hornsey, Richard, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineers.

Engineering students.

Engineering schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Established in 1871 on the outskirts of London, the Royal Indian Engineering College at Coopers Hill was arguably the first engineering school in Britain. For thirty-five years the college helped staff the government institutions of British India responsible for the railways, irrigation systems, telegraph network, and forests. Founded to meet the high demand for engineers in that country, it was closed thirty-five years later because its educational innovations had been surpassed by Britain's universities--on both occasions against the wishes of the Government of India. Imperial Engineers offers a complete history of the Royal Indian Engineering College. Drawing on the diaries of graduates working in India, the college magazine, student and alumni periodicals, and other archival documents, Richard Hornsey details why the college was established and how the students' education prepared them for their work. Illustrating the impact of the college and its graduates in India and beyond, Imperial Engineers illuminates the personal and professional experiences of British men in India as well as the transformation of engineering education at a time of social and technological change."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Dastardly Murder

2 "This College Has Been Established at Cooper's-Hill"

3 The Prime Years: 1871-1896

4 Student Life

5 An Officer of the Indian Telegraph Department

6 Jungle Wallahs

7 Engineers in India

8 Crisis, Diversification, and Closure: 1896-1906

9 The Coopers Hill Society

10. Conclusions and Reflections

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hornsey, Richard Imperial Engineers

ISBN:

1-4875-3504-X

1-4875-3505-8

OCLC:

1285954312