Columbia Engineering 150th Anniversary

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.

Columbia Engineering

Time Capsule

Take a look at a slice of SEAS and New York City life from each decade of Columbia Engineering's history. (Courtesy of Irving P. Herman, professor of applied physics.)