| Boiler-Making History: A Look at the History of Purdue University, Including Athletic and Aeronautics Contributor(s): Brantley, Caroline (Author) |
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ISBN: 1241729999 ISBN-13: 9781241729998 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $20.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.72 lbs) 176 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Purdue University was founded in 1869 when Indiana lawmakers and a Lafayette business man named John Purdue set out to form a school of science, technology, and agriculture. Today Purdue is the leading university in aeronautics and astronautics, claiming astronauts Neil Armstrong, Gus Grissom and Eugene Cernan as alumni. This book looks at the founding of Purdue University, how it has developed in a century and a half, the athletic tradition of Purdue and how the school leads in aero-related fields. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |