| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 825 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. |
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Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (Great Britain) |
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Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (Grande-Bretagne) |
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Universities -- history. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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History, 21st Century. |
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United Kingdom. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gay, Hannah. History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007. London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2007 9781860947087 1860947085 (DLC) 2006049718 (OCoLC)76871546 |
| ISBN |
9781860948183 (electronic book) |
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1860948189 (electronic book) |
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