Imperial Engineers The Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill

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Title: Imperial Engineers The Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill
Author: Richard Hornsey
Category: Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, British
Language: English | 555 Pages | ISBN: 1487506864


Description:
Established in 1871 on the outskirts of London, the Royal Indian Engineering College at Coopers Hill was arguably the first engineering school in Britain. For thirty-five years the college helped staff the government institutions of British India responsible for the railways, irrigation systems, telegraph network, and forests. Founded to meet the high demand for engineers in that country, it was closed thirty-five years later because its educational innovations had been surpassed by Britain's universities - on both occasions against the wishes of the Government of India.
Imperial Engineers offers a complete history of the Royal Indian Engineering College. Drawing on the diaries of graduates working in India, the college magazine, student and alumni periodicals, and other archival documents, Richard Hornsey details why the college was established and how the students' education prepared them for their work. Illustrating the impact of the college and its graduates...

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