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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Pill electrode for the study of cardiac arrhythmia, 1979-1981

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Year: 1979 to 1981

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Description Photograph of a swallowable pill electrode used in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia, including an Aspirin tablet for size comparison. The pill electrode was developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown.

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Implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia, ca. 1975-1985

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Year: 1975 to 1985

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Description Photograph of an implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia developed by Robert Arzbaecher at 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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Robert Arzbaecher with smart pacemaker, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1979-1987

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Year: 1979 to 1987

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Description Photograph of Robert Arzbaecher of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering) holding a smart pacemaker, potentially an external pacemaker used in conjunction with the swallowable pill electrode Arzbaecher developed for use in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date… more

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Choir Practice in Carr Chapel, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1953

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Year: 1953

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Description Photograph 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.

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