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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert McCaugheyPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.638kg ISBN: 9780231166881ISBN 10: 0231166885 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 03 June 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsRobert McCaughey's history of the Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science is an exemplary study of a largely independent but always dependent unit of the university. Begun in 1864 as the School of Mines, engineering at Columbia oscillated from a pioneer leader of its field to near irrelevance and back to national distinction. McCaughey relates these vicissitudes with candor and grace, drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of the university's history. Besides providing a uniquely valuable contribution to higher education history, this volume opens a window on enduring issues of university leadership and technological education. -- Roger L. Geiger, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University Comprehensive and candid, A Lever Long Enough is a worthy history of an important engineering institution. * Civil Engineering * x Robert McCaughey's history of the Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science is an exemplary study of a largely independent but always dependent unit of the university. Begun in 1864 as the School of Mines, engineering at Columbia oscillated from a pioneer leader of its field to near irrelevance and back to national distinction. McCaughey relates these vicissitudes with candor and grace, drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of the university's history. Besides providing a uniquely valuable contribution to higher education history, this volume opens a window on enduring issues of university leadership and technological education. -- Roger L. Geiger, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University Author InformationRobert McCaughey is professor of history and Janet H. Robb Chair in the Social Sciences at Barnard College, where he has also served as dean of the faculty. He has written extensively on the history of American cultural institutions and the American professoriate, including his books Stand, Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754-2004 and The American Nation: A History of the United States, seventh edition (with J. A. Garraty). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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