The University of Illinois - Engine of Innovation (Hardcover)

The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars produced innovations in agriculture, engineering and the arts that challenged old ideas and stimulated dynamic new industries. Projects ranging from the Mosaic web browser to the discovery of Archaea and pioneering triumphs in women's education and wheelchair accessibility have helped shape the university's mission into a double helix of innovation and real-world change. These essays explore the university's celebrated accomplishments and historic legacy, candidly assessing both its successes and its setbacks. Experts and students tell the eye-opening stories of campus legends and overlooked game-changers, of astonishing technical and social invention, of incubators of progress as diverse as the Beckman Institute and Ebertfest. Contributors: James R. Barrett, George O. Batzli, Claire Benjamin, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Jimena Canales, Stephanie A. Dick, Poshek Fu, Marcelo H. Garcia, Lillian Hoddeson, Harry Liebersohn, Claudia Lutz, Kathleen Mapes, Vicki McKinney, Elisa Miller, Robert Michael Morrissey, Bryan E. Norwood, Elizabeth H. Pleck, Leslie J. Reagan, Susan M. Rigdon, David Rosenboom, Katherine Skwarczek, Winton U. Solberg, Carol Spindel, William F. Tracy, and Joy Ann Williamson-Lott.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2017
Editors:	Frederick E. Hoxie
Contributors:	James R. Barrett • George O Batzli • Claire Benjamin • Jeffrey D. Brawn • Jimena Canales • Stephanie A Dick • Poshek Fu • Marcelo H. Garcia • Lillian Hoddeson
Dimensions:	254 x 254 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-04082-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Students / student organizations Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-252-04082-1
Barcode:	9780252040825

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