Photograph of Dr. T. Pail Torda. Dr. Torda was Director of Armour Research Foundation's fluid dynamics and propulsion research division from... Show morePhotograph of Dr. T. Pail Torda. Dr. Torda was Director of Armour Research Foundation's fluid dynamics and propulsion research division from 1959 until 1962. He joined the Illinois Tech faculty in 1962 as a professor of mechanical engineering, at which time he remained an ARF consultant. Torda helped to design the Blue Flame, which held the land speed record from 1972 to 1980, and was integral in the development of an Experimental Engineering degree program at IIT. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Professor W. Rudolph Kanne in the Physics Building (Chapin Hall) with his electrostatic generator, also known as an atom smasher... Show morePhotograph of Professor W. Rudolph Kanne in the Physics Building (Chapin Hall) with his electrostatic generator, also known as an atom smasher. Kanne was an assistant professor of Physics at IIT from 1940 to 1944, and worked on Chicago Pile-1, the world's first nuclear reactor, with Enrico Fermi on the University of Chicago campus. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an entry in the "A Home for Tomorrow" exhibition in Hermann Hall. The exhibition was part of a symposium on "Planning for... Show morePhotograph of an entry in the "A Home for Tomorrow" exhibition in Hermann Hall. The exhibition was part of a symposium on "Planning for Tomorrow's Energy Business" scheduled during an annual meeting of the Institute of Gas Technology on Nov. 20, 1969. Show less
Photograph of the Armour Research Foundation choir rehearsal at the Chapel of St. Savior, (also known as Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of... Show morePhotograph of the Armour Research Foundation choir rehearsal at the Chapel of St. Savior, (also known as Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of Saint Savior). Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of an instructor and students in a Home Economics class. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is... Show morePhotograph of an instructor and students in a Home Economics class. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of attendees looking at IIT news clippings at an unidentified event. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of attendees looking at IIT news clippings at an unidentified event. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of a class in session in the Stuart Building on the Illinois Tech campus. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of a class in session in the Stuart Building on the Illinois Tech campus. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of the 50 Years Bauhaus exhibit held at S.R. Crown Hall from August 25, 1969 to September 26, 1969. The exhibit was created by the... Show morePhotograph of the 50 Years Bauhaus exhibit held at S.R. Crown Hall from August 25, 1969 to September 26, 1969. The exhibit was created by the West German Government to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919 by Walter Gropius in Weimer, Germany. Illinois Institute of Technology hosted the traveling exhibit in Crown Hall as the exhibit's premier US venue. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of a handheld scanning device used (and possibly created) by the Illinois Institute of Technology's Department of Electrical... Show morePhotograph of a handheld scanning device used (and possibly created) by the Illinois Institute of Technology's Department of Electrical Engineering. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of a man working on UNIVAC UNISERVO VIII-C tape drives and UNIVAC 1108 Model II computer in the Computer Science Building (3201 S.... Show morePhotograph of a man working on UNIVAC UNISERVO VIII-C tape drives and UNIVAC 1108 Model II computer in the Computer Science Building (3201 S. Michigan). The UNIVAC 1108/II was one of the most powerful computers in Illinois at the time of its installation, and it replaced the IBM 360/75 located in the Commons basement. Photographer unknown, possibly Dan Ryan. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of two men (possibly W.C Jacobs and J. M. Brager of Consumers Power Company using Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network... Show morePhotograph of two men (possibly W.C Jacobs and J. M. Brager of Consumers Power Company using Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was cooperatively purchased by Illinois Tech's Electrical Engineering department and a ten Midwest power companies for $80,000 in 1944. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
W.C Jacobs (left) and J. M. Brager (right) of Consumers Power Company, Jackson, Michigan, making adjustments on Illinois Institute of... Show moreW.C Jacobs (left) and J. M. Brager (right) of Consumers Power Company, Jackson, Michigan, making adjustments on Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator during a study on the calculator of the Consumers Power system. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was cooperatively purchased by Illinois Tech's Electrical Engineering department and a ten Midwest power companies for $80,000 in 1944. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of Professor Josephine Mehlberg teaching a mathematics class. Photographer was possibly Dan Ryan. Date of photograph is unknown.... Show morePhotograph of Professor Josephine Mehlberg teaching a mathematics class. Photographer was possibly Dan Ryan. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of a decorative Thanksgiving display in an unknown location on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range... Show morePhotograph of a decorative Thanksgiving display in an unknown location on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of the Western Electric Picturephone used by IIT's Evening Division in interactive distance learning classes. Illinois Tech's... Show morePhotograph of the Western Electric Picturephone used by IIT's Evening Division in interactive distance learning classes. Illinois Tech's Picturephone classes, the first in the country, debuted in 1974, offered to Bell employees in downtown Chicago and Oakbrook. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of the Western Electric Picturephone used by IIT's Evening Division in interactive distance learning classes. Illinois Tech's... Show morePhotograph of the Western Electric Picturephone used by IIT's Evening Division in interactive distance learning classes. Illinois Tech's Picturephone classes, the first in the country, debuted in 1974, offered to Bell employees in downtown Chicago and Oakbrook. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of the Western Electric Picturephone used by IIT's Evening Division in interactive distance learning classes. Illinois Tech's... Show morePhotograph of the Western Electric Picturephone used by IIT's Evening Division in interactive distance learning classes. Illinois Tech's Picturephone classes, the first in the country, debuted in 1974, offered to Bell employees in downtown Chicago and Oakbrook. Photographer unknown. Show less