Edwin Augustus Stevens was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who left a bequest that was used to establish the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Line engraving of Edwin A. Stevens published in The Stevens Ironclad Battery
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical engineering. The 55-acre campus encompasses Castle Point, the highest point in Hoboken, a campus green and 43 academic, student and administrative buildings.
Stevens Institute of Technology
The gatehouse at Stevens Institute of Technology. In 2019, it was deconstructed in order to make way for the construction of the University Center Complex. Though reassembly is planned, as of March 2024, this has not yet taken place.
Edwin A. Stevens Hall in 2021, home to the Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science.
A side view of the Morton Memorial Laboratory of Chemistry.