Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science is the engineering and applied science school of Columbia University. It was founded as the School of Mines in 1863 and then the School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry before becoming the School of Engineering and Applied Science. On October 1, 1997, the school was renamed in honor of Chinese businessman Z.Y. Fu, who had donated $26 million to the school.
School bulletin, from the era before the most recent name change
Herman Hollerith, Founded a company that merged with other companies to become IBM
Edwin Armstrong, developer of FM Radio
José Raúl Capablanca, Chess prodigy and the highest ranked chess player on the Elo rating system
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private, Ivy League, research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States and is considered one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Samuel Johnson, the first president of Columbia
King's College Hall in 1790
Low Memorial Library, c. 1900
Alma Mater, by Daniel Chester French (1903)
