History Of Imperial College London, 1907-2007, The: Higher Education And Research In Science, Technology And MedicineThis 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 international research connections, and with staff and students from around the world. Connections to industry and the state remain important. The College is one of Britain's premier research and teaching institutions, including now medicine alongside science and engineering. This book is an in-depth study of Imperial College; it covers both governance and academic activity within the larger context of political, economic and socio-cultural life in twentieth-century Britain./a |
Contents
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Chapter Three The Founding of Imperial College | 46 |
Chapter Four Governance and Innovation 190743 | 69 |
Chapter Five Imperial College during the First World War | 114 |
Chapter Six Continuity within the Three Old Colleges 190745 | 147 |
Chapter Seven Imperial Science at Imperial College | 194 |
Chapter Eight Imperial College during the Second World War | 233 |
Chapter Eleven Corporate and Social Life | 396 |
Governance in a New Political Climate | 465 |
Academic Restructuring | 502 |
Chapter Fourteen Diversifying the Curriculum | 567 |
Governance and the Medical School Mergers | 598 |
Some Academic Developments | 650 |
Chapter Seventeen Conclusion | 717 |
Appendices | 747 |
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