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  • 1864

    The School of Mines opens on Madison Avenue.

  • 1877

    James Priest, Columbia's first black student, graduates with the Class of 1877.

  • 1883

    Students pose with equipment at Camp Columbia.

  • 1923

    Fink begins developing chromium plating.

  • 1947

    Ragazzini builds the differential operational amplifier.

  • 1969

    Skalak and Chien study the mechanics of blood flow.

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Time Capsules

All pdfs courtesy of Irving P. Herman, professor of applied physics.

Decade 1 (1864-1874)

Decade 2 (1875-1884)

Decade 3 (1885-1894)

Decade 4 (1895-1904)

Decade 5 (1905-1914)

Decade 6 (1915-1924)

Decade 7 (1925-1934)

Decade 8 (1935-1944)

Decade 9 (1945-1954)

Decade 10 (1955-1964)

Decade 11 (1965-1974)

Decade 12 (1975-1984)

Decade 13 (1985-1994)

Decade 14 (1995-2004)

Decade 15 (2005-2014)

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