The University of Illinois Engine of Innovation |
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| Editor:
| Hoxie, Frederick E. |
| Contribution by:
| Barrett, James R.
Batzli, George O.
Benjamin, Claire
Brawn, Jeffrey D.
Canales, Jimena
Dick, Stephanie A.
Fu, Poshek
Garcia, Marcelo H.
Hoddeson, Lillian
Liebersohn, Harry
Lutz, Claudia
Mapes, Kathleen
McKinney, Vicki
Miller, Elisa
Morrissey, Robert Michael
Norwood, Bryan E.
Pleck, Elizabeth
Reagan, Leslie J.
Rigdon, Susan M.
Rosenboom, David
Skwarczek, Katherine
Solberg, Winton U.
Spindel, Carol
Tracy, William F.
Williamson-Lott, Joy Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-04082-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThe 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.