كتاب
School for genius: the story of the ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, from 1855 to the present
| العنوان: | School for genius: the story of the ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, from 1855 to the present |
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| المؤلفون: | Moore, Thomas G. |
| بيانات النشر: | Rockville Centre, NY : Front Street Press, 2005. 1st ed. |
| سنة النشر: | 2005 |
| وصف مادي: | xii, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule -- History., Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule -- history., Academies and Institutes., Academies and Institutes -- history., Universities and colleges -- Switzerland -- Zurich -- History., History. |
| جغرافية الموضوع: | Switzerland. |
| الوصف: | This is the remarkable, 150-year story of continental Europe's leading university. The school was forged at the dawn of the Industrial Age, as the technological progress first demonstrated by Britain spread across Europe and America in the 19th century. On the continent the Swiss were first to perceive the potential of the industrial revolution, and after much democratic debate among their various cantons, created the first national school in their history. It was not only a milestone for the Swiss but a large leap for the continent, as the Zurich-based ETH (in Swiss parlance) went on to produce 21 Nobel Prize winners, including Einstein and Roentgen, and other notables such as psychiatrist Carl Jung and Othmar Amman, the bridge-builder whose beautiful creations now surround the island of Manhattan. The university currently participates in the world's most sophisticated particle physics research facility, and continues to be ranked number one on the continent in surveys undertaken by such disparate institutions as Shanghai University and the Times of London. However prominent ETH may be in today's world - often referred to as the MIT of Europe - Its history provides additional fascination. Spurred by the liberal turmoil of 1848, the institute weathered the political storms of Europe for another hundred years, just as did Switzerland itself, while the school attracted scholars from abroad. Even through the Nazi period, Switzerland remained free, and its Federal Institute comprised an oasis of unfettered thought, undeterred by fascist philosophies. This is not only the story of one of the world's foremost universities, but of an entire epoch in Western history. Based in the center of Europe, and so never a stranger to adversity, ETH persisted in establishing an unsurpassed record of brilliance. As Thomas G. Moore describes in the final parts of this book, the 21st century may become an even greater era for ETH, as opportunities for scientific research and personal talent proliferate. |
| ملاحظة حول المحتويات: | I: Toward an ideal of excellence -- The transforming power of the mind -- The ETH and the Swiss paradox -- The seed is planted -- Birth pangs -- II: A century of achievement -- The age of industrialization, 1855-1905 -- A quantum leap, 1905-1955 -- The revolution in structural engineering -- The ETH and Switzerland's national defense -- III: The ETH in the modern age -- The acceleration of science, 1955-2005 -- New visions of architecture and design -- The ETH today and tomorrow -- Engaging the future. |
| Original Identifier: | ocm70408991 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Book |
| اللغة: | English |
| ردمك: | 978-0-9725572-2-1 0-9725572-2-9 |
| حقوق: | This record is part of the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and the Library of Congress. |
| ملاحظات: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index. |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edshlc.010067895.5 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset |
| ردمك: | 9780972557221 0972557229 |
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