Bridging divides : the origins of the Beckman Institute at Illinois /

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This book offers a first-hand account of the origins of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign devoted to leading-edge research in the physical sciences, computation, engineering, biology, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Theodore L. (Theodore Lawrence), 1928- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois, [2009]
Subjects:
Beckman, Arnold O.
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology > History.
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
Research institutes > Illinois > History.
Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > Illinois > History.
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher) > Illinois > History.
Sciences > Étude et enseignement (Supérieur) > Illinois > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Research & Methodology.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Research institutes.
Science > Study and teaching (Higher)
Technology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Illinois.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Forging the proposal
  • October 5, 1985 : the Institute is born
  • Building the Institute
  • Choosing programs
  • The Institute goes public
  • Bringing the Institute to life
  • The Beckman Foundation : Arnold's last years.

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