The University of Illinois

Engine of Innovation

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book The University of Illinois by , University of Illinois Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780252099328
Publisher: University of Illinois Press Publication: February 7, 2017
Imprint: University of Illinois Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780252099328
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication: February 7, 2017
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from University of Illinois Press

Cover of the book Baking Powder Wars by
Cover of the book American Oligarchy by
Cover of the book Following the Elephant by
Cover of the book Global Perspectives on the United States by
Cover of the book Peruvian Lives across Borders by
Cover of the book Women at Work in Twenty-First-Century European Cinema by
Cover of the book Creating the Land of Lincoln by
Cover of the book Colored No More by
Cover of the book Africans and Native Americans by
Cover of the book Bach Perspectives by
Cover of the book Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles by
Cover of the book The Chicago Food Encyclopedia by
Cover of the book The Fight for Asian American Civil Rights by
Cover of the book Serbia under the Swastika by
Cover of the book Baseball by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy