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The History Of Imperial College London, 1907-2007 : Higher Education And Research In Science, Technology And Medicine.
This 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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
World Scientific,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This 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 int. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (905 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781860948183 1860948189 128112060X 9781281120601 |