School for Genius: The Story of Eth--the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, from 1855 to the Present: The Story of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, from 1855 to the Present - Rilegato

Moore, Thomas

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0972557229 ISBN 13: 9780972557221

Casa editrice: Front st Pr, 2005

Riassunto

The story of continental Europe's leading university Alumni includes Einstein and Jung. Tells of institutes survival during World War II This is the remarkable, 150-year-old story of continental Europe's leading university. The school was created at the dawn of the Industrial Age, as the technological progress first demonstrated by Britain spread across Europe and America in the nineteenth century. On the continent the Swiss were the 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 big step for the continent, as the Zurich-based ETH went on to produce twenty-one 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 Manhattan island. The university currently houses Europe's most sophisticated nuclear research facility, and continues to be ranked first on the continent in surveys undertaken by such disparate institutions as Shanghai University and the Times of London. Despite ETH's current prominence, it is the institute's history that provides even greater interest. Spurred by the liberal turmoil of 1848, the institute weathered the political storms of Europe, just as Switzerland did itself. Even through the Nazi period, Switzerland remained free and its Federal Institute became 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 centre of Europe, ETH continues to be the continent's leading light in scientific research. Though the school has never been a stranger to adversity, it continues to stand tall amongst the newer universities in America and the East.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Front st Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0972557229
• ISBN 13: 9780972557221
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 274