This book is a history of the School of Engineering of the City College of New York. The School was founded in 1919, it is the only public School of Engineering in New York City, and has through its hundred-year history been influential both in technology and in public service in New York. It produced industry leaders in High Tech industries like Andrew Grove of Intel and Jerald Fishman of Analog Devices, in Building and Real Estate like Bernard Spitzer and Saul Horowitz, in Insurance and Banking like Seymour Sternberg, ...
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This book is a history of the School of Engineering of the City College of New York. The School was founded in 1919, it is the only public School of Engineering in New York City, and has through its hundred-year history been influential both in technology and in public service in New York. It produced industry leaders in High Tech industries like Andrew Grove of Intel and Jerald Fishman of Analog Devices, in Building and Real Estate like Bernard Spitzer and Saul Horowitz, in Insurance and Banking like Seymour Sternberg, administrative leaders like Dan Goldin and Milton Pikarsky, 30+ members of the National Academies of Engineering and Science, University Presidents, Philanthropists, Journalists, a MacArthur Genius Awardee, an Olympic Medalist, a professional Basketball player, politicians, nuclear spies, and countless successful engineers, scientists, inventors, and businesspeople. The book traces the history of the CCNY School of Engineering, from its prehistory to today (2020), its development of degree programs, faculty, students, and alumni, the scandals and crises that set it back, and its relation to the surrounding college (CCNY) and university (CUNY). Public education is an important part of New York City, and the School of Engineering has through its hundred years always been an important path to careers and success for immigrants, disadvantaged groups, and poor people. The book attempts an appreciation of a century of Engineering at the City College of New York.
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