Illinois Tech History

Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. Located on the west side of Chicago, Lewis Institute, established in 1895 by the estate of hardware merchant and investor Allen C. Lewis, offered liberal arts as well as science and engineering courses for both men and women. At separate meetings held by their respective boards on Oct. 26, 1939, the trustees of Armour and Lewis voted to merge the two colleges. A Cook County circuit court decision on April 23, 1940 solidified the merger.

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A-C Network Calculator, inside mechanics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1945

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Year: 1945

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Description Photograph of some of the inner mechanics of 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. more

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W.C. Jacobs and J.M. Brager of Consumer Powers Company with A-C Network Calculator, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1951

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Year: 1951-08

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Description W.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… more

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Two Men with A-C Network Calculator, Illinois Institute of Technology, ca. 1951

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Year: 1951

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Description 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 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… more

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Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger, Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1979-1981

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Year: 1979 to 1981

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Description Photograph of Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.

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