Lighting the city, changing the world
Subtitle: a history of the sciences at the University of San Francisco
By: by Alan Ziajka
Publisher: The Donning Company Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Virginia Beach, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781578649341
Subjects: History; Science; Study and teaching (Higher); Higher Education; Intellectual life; University of San Francisco
Description: "The University of San Francisco, founded in 1855 as the first institution of higher education in the city of San Francisco, drew upon its rich Jesuit academic heritage to initiate a robust science program during its first decades. This book chronicles of the history of the science program at the university from its beginnings to today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178)and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: The city's first science program; title: The president's commitment; title: Lighting the city; title: The first science students; title: Science and technology come to San Francisco; title: The Jesuit and the lady; title: The golden age for science; title: Earthquake and fire; title: Recovery and rebuilding; title: Shirt factory science; title: Preparing doctors; title: Over there; title: Science in war and peace; title: Science and technology roar into the 1920s; title: On the cliff; title: A new home; title: Resilience during the Great Depression; title: The chemistry professor; title: Going to war; title: The war ends; title: The postwar science faculty; title: New directions, new students; title: Centennial; title: Outer space, computers, and chemical biology; title: Challenging times; title: Changing course; title: Preparing students for life; title: Global science; title: Science for the new millennium; title: The armillary sphere.