A Lever Long Enough : : A History of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science Since 1864 /

A Lever Long Enough : : A History of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science Since 1864 / / Robert McCaughey.

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In this comprehensive social history of Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Robert McCaughey combines archival research with oral testimony and contemporary interviews to build a critical and celebratory portrait of one of the oldest engineering schools in th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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McCaughey, Robert,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Columbiana
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.) :; ‹B›B&W Photos: ‹/B›35
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 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

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