Illinois Miners' Institute Publications 1914, 1915, 1935
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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The Department of Mining Engineering had its conception in the 1867 aims of the Illinois Industrial University's Committee on Courses and Faculty, which listed the department as part of the proposed Polytechnic Department. 1 Courses in mining engineering were offered in the Civil Engineering Department during the 1870-75 period. 2 In 1885, the University faculty adopted and approved a B.S. program. 3 The program had its first graduate in June 1887. 4 With little student interest, th...