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Imperial Engineers : The Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill /

"Established in 1871 on the outskirts of London, the Royal Indian Engineering College at Coopers Hill was arguably the first engineering school in Britain. For thirty-five years the college helped staff the government institutions of British India responsible for the railways, irrigation system...

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Autor principal: Hornsey, Richard, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Dastardly Murder
  • 2 "This College Has Been Established at Cooper's-Hill"
  • 3 The Prime Years: 1871-1896
  • 4 Student Life
  • 5 An Officer of the Indian Telegraph Department
  • 6 Jungle Wallahs
  • 7 Engineers in India
  • 8 Crisis, Diversification, and Closure: 1896-1906
  • 9 The Coopers Hill Society
  • 10. Conclusions and Reflections