Full Steam Ahead - Purdue Mechanical Engineering Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Hardcover)

Mechanical Engineering was the first school of engineering to be established at Purdue University in 1882. From just 120 students, the School has grown over the last 130 years to serve over 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Originally located in Mechanics Hall, a one-story red brick building, Mechanical Engineering now has extensive facilities that include two major satellite research laboratories, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories and Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, named in honor of the first director. There are more than 30 additional instructional and research laboratories, including the Roger B. Gatewood wing, which opened in 2011, and increased the space available to students and faculty by 44,000 square feet. Through stories and profiles, as well as hundreds of images (in black and white and color), "Full Steam Ahead" tells the story of the School of Mechanical Engineering and looks to a future where Purdue engineers are leading the world and making advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, design and manufacturing, and renewable energy. Distinguished alumni included in this publication range from astronauts, like Gus Grissom and Jerry Ross, to Bob Peterson, lead writer and co-director for the Oscar-winning animated film, "Up."

General

Imprint:	Purdue University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	October 2013
Editors:	John Norberg
Dimensions:	235 x 311 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	104
ISBN-13:	978-1-55753-688-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General
LSN:	1-55753-688-0
Barcode:	9781557536884

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