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Atlanta during the Civil War, c. 1864 The idea of a technology school in Georgia was introduced in 1865 during the Reconstruction period. Two former Confederate officers, Major John Fletcher Hanson (an industrialist) and Nathaniel Edwin Harris (a politician and eventually Governor of Georgia), who had become prominent citizens in the town of Macon, Georgia, after the Civil War, believed that ...
Georgia Tech had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January 1964 and had operated as an Independent until 1975 when Georgia Tech joined the Metro Conference. Georgia Tech was admitted to the ACC on April 3, 1978. The ACC has expanded from 8 to 12 members since that time. [191] [192] The institute celebrated its centennial in 1985.
The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology provides formal education and research in more than 10 fields of engineering, including aerospace, chemical, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial, mechanical, materials engineering, biomedical, and biomolecular engineering, plus polymer, textile, and fiber engineering.
Georgia Tech's Provost (2001-2006); President of California Institute of Technology (2006-present) [10] Richard DeMillo: Computer Science Dean of the College of Computing (2003-2008); former director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center [11] Don Giddens: Aerospace engineering Dean of the College of Engineering (2007-2011) [12] [13 ...
Formerly known as the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, the facility was constructed for the 1996 Olympic Games and was host to all swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming events. The center was officially renamed in 2016 in honor of Georgia Tech alum James Herbert "Herb" McAuley, who had previously served as a swim coach at Georgia Tech. [162]
Professor of ceramic engineering at Georgia Tech and the founder and first director of what is now the Georgia Tech Research Institute [186] Harrison Wadsworth Jr. 1949 Professor of industrial engineering at Georgia Tech; supply sergeant during World War II and the Korean War [187] B. N. Wilson: 1896
In November 2019, the building received a "Development of Excellence" award from the Atlanta Regional Commission, [11] In October 2020, the Metro Atlanta Chamber selected the building of its annual E3 Award, which recognized the building as one of the region’s most innovative projects at the intersection of sustainability and commerce. [12]
"Georgia Institute of Technology". Marietta Street Artery Association. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007 "A Thousand Wheels are set in Motion: The Building of Georgia Tech at the Turn of the 20th Century, 1888-1908". Georgia Tech Library and Information Center