Centennial History of the Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Foreword
Chapter 1. In the Beginning: The Founding of the University; The First Thirty Years: 1867-1897
Chapter 2. The Department in the 20th Century: The Beginning of the Century; Overview since 1945
Chapter 3. Department Notables: Everitt at Illinois; John Bardeen; Tykociner's Pioneering Contributions
Chapter 4. Research Laboratories: Antenna Laboratory and Electromagnetics Laboratory; Radio Direction Finding Laboratory; . . .From Basic Research to Battlefield in 30 days; Pioneering in Semiconductor Research; Tube Laboratory; Bioacoustics Research Laboratory; Gaseous Electronics Laboratory; Electrophysics Laboratory; Radio Telescope Laboratory; Wave Propagation Laboratory; Aeronomy Laboratory; Power Laboratory; Electro-Optic Systems Laboratory
Chapter 5. Associated Laboratories: Digital Computer Laboratory; Coordinated Science Laboratory; Computer-based Education Research Laboratory and PLATO; Microelectronics Laboratory; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology; Super Computers; . . .Research and Development -- CSRD; . . .Applications -- NCSA
Chapter 6. Developments Over the Years: Curricula Over the Years; Solid-State Instructional Laboratory; A Short History of Illumination Engineering; Knight and Fett Textbook; Establishment of the Department's Alumni Association; Marcia Peterman; Campus Unrest, 1967-70; Biological Computer Laboratory; A Matter of Units; Eta Kappa Nu
Appendix I. Department Heads
Appendix II. Curricula
Appendix III. Recipients of the
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Appendix IV. Bibliography