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WPI Historical Overview
Margaret Anderson, WPI Assistant ArchivistJulie Hitchcock, ME 2010,
Student Alumni Society Chair
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In the beginning…
• WPI was founded in 1865• Purpose: Educate young men to work in the industries
of Worcester County• Founders – John Boynton and Ichabod Washburn• Boynton Hall designed by Stephen Earle • Washburn Shops designed by Elbridge Boyden & Son• Original landscape designed by Calvert Vaux,
associate of Frederick Law Olmstead• Motto – “Lehr and Kunst” – Theory and Practice
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Early Campus View
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Founders
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John Boynton Ichabod Washburn
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Deed of land from Stephen Salisbury
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Boynton Hall
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Washburn Shops
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Historical Timeline
• 1865 – WPI founded• 1868 – School Opens; Dr. Thompson is President• 1871 – First Class Graduates• 1915 – WPI celebrates its 50th anniversary;
corner stone for Alumni Gym set; Dr. Booker T. Washington in attendance
• 1940 – Earle Bridge links original campus to expanded campus and Alden Memorial Auditorium
• 1941-1945 – World War II and V-12 Program
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Historical Timeline, Contd.
• 1968 – First Women Students• 1971 – WPI Plan Implemented• 1972 – First Degrees in fields outside science and
engineering: Economics, Business Management, Humanities
• 1974 – Opening of Washington Project Center• 1980s-present – Expansion of Global Project Program• 2007 – Opening of Gateway Park
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Graduated in 1901 Head of Experimental Department at
Deere & Co. Diary collection available at
http://theo.wpi.edu/
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Graduated 1908 Launched first liquid-fueled rocket
March 16, 1926 Father of Modern Rocketry
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Graduated in 1921 Developed Negative-Feedback Amplifier
in 1927 and stabilized it in 1934 Amplifier has a wide application thus
considered one of most useful breakthroughs in electronics during 20th century
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WPI’s first undergraduate woman to graduate
Class of 1972; BS in Mathematics Original Ratio 74:1
Jayne Rosetti and Leslie Small
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Dropped out of WPI twice Became a prominent radio manufacturer Patented modern automobile ignition
coil in 1921 WPI building named after him
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Dropped out of WPI Founded AutoSyringe, Inc. and DEKA
Research and Development Corp. Co-founder of FIRST Robotics DEKA developed the IBOT and Segway
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Scavenger HuntFirst hands-on experience with WPI history
Bridge CrossingTech Bibles and Beanies
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Trophy and Rivalry started with Class of 1893
Named after Gompei Kuwada (initials were GK for “goat keeper”)
Five events during the year: Rope Pull, Celebrity Squares, Eskimo Relay, Traditions Day, Junior-Senior Mystery Event
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Celebrates first day of classes November 11, 1868
Highlight one of nine founders each year Hand out t-shirts Goat petting at the fountain Celebrity Squares rivalry event