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College of Engineering
In October, Wendt Library celebrated its 30th anniversary. In honor of the occasion, we've collected some images from the College of Engineering.
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Engineering testing lab, ca. 1900
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"UW Girls' Mechanic Class"
Second from left: Mary Fowler. Center: Helen Turner. Second from right: William Littlewood, Instructor.
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The women in front looks like Emily Hahn, (one of?) the first woman engineer to graduate from UW. She graduated in 1926. This looks like a mining class with breathing apparatus.Anonymous, Sunnyvale, CA
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Nuclear Reactor Control Room
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The individual who is standing must be Mr. Richard J. Cashwell, reactor supervisorJohn J. Uicker, Mechanical EngineeringThe occasion was the first critical operation of TRIGA fuel in the UW nuclear reactor. The person at the console was Lee C. Huenniger, Reactor operator. Immediately to his left was Wayne Holberg, a student reactor operator who eventually earned a PhD in Nuclear Engineering. To Huenniger's right was Gaston Fiorelli, a NRC employee there to observe the initial operation of the new fuel. The other three persons seated around the table were (foreground to background) reactor operator Bob Day, and student operators Elrick Saaski and Gary Peterson. I was standing at the chalkboard supervising the refueling and operation.Richard J. Cashwell, Cross Plains, WI
Engineering Expo, 1965
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1976
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The person at the back, right certainly looks like Mr. Robert Sandberg, then supervisor of the ME shops.John J. Uicker, Mechanical EngineeringThe child resembles Jeff Erlanger who is now a UW-Madison student. Jeff appeared on PBS's "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood".Anonymous, Madison, WIThat is Jeff Erlanger in the chair; Bless His Soul. I don't know the context of the picture, but I knew him well as a child. Perhaps they were working on adaptive devices for him?Anonymous, Brookfield, WI
Yes, the boy pictured is Jeff Erlanger.
[this person included a citation to an article in the Stevens Point Daily Journal, June 26, 1975, which included the photo. The article identifies the other people as graduate student Norman Miller on the left and mechanical engineering shop manager Bob Sandburg on the right. As an alternative to a wheelchair, they had created a go-cart for Jeff Erlanger, then 4 years old.] Anonymous, Sunnyvale, CA [We are sorry to note that Jeff Erlanger passed away Sunday, June 10, 2007, at the age of 36, from pulmonary complications. A full obituary appeared June 13, 2007 in the Madison papers: Madison.com]
Tire Recycling, 1977
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There was a project under Prof Norman Braton, ME, where he froze old tires in liquid nitrogen to shatter the rubber from the cords, thus recycling two waste products.John J. Uicker, Mechanical Engineering
This doesn't quite look like the same device, but it could have been shot from a different angle: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/wiscengr/archives/1977april/1977aprilrubber.shtmlAnonymous, Sunnyvale, CA
Engineering Library & Students, 1914
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Interested in looking at some of the old books that line the shelves in this photograph?
Many of these books are located on the 4th floor, in our "Cutter Collection." Others are housed in Wendt Library Special Collections - contact a librarian for assistance.Amanda Werhane, Madison, WI
Engineering Demonstration, October 5, 1921
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Ultra Centrifuge, December 4, 1937
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Ah, the Hollerith card! I remember submitting my programs just this way.Jamie Woods, Madison, WI
Kurt F. Wendt, 1972
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Kurt F. Wendt (1906-1982) graduated from the UW-Madison with a degree in Civil Engineering and joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty in 1936. He served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 1953 until he retired in 1971.
During Dean Wendt's administration, the College of Engineering expanded Engineering Hall, constructed the Engineering Research Building, and established undergraduate curricula in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. The College also added graduate programs in Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Engineering and established educational and research programs with institutions in developing nations. Much of the planning for Wendt Library was done during his administration.
Fun trivia: The archives at Wendt Library includes Dean Wendt's office desk, chair, and plaques.Amanda Werhane, Madison, WI
Wendt Library, 1977
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The exterior of Wendt Library looks almost exactly as it did when it opened on Engineers' Day, October 8, 1976.
The interior, however, has changed with the times... would you believe that the library opened with just one computer in the building? Today, there are over a hundred Windows and Unix computers located throughout the library, including three labs.
To support a much-expanded tutoring program on the 4th floor, a balcony overlooking the floor below was removed, and the floor was extended. Thousands of students each year attend sessions supporting over 30 courses across 9 departments, both within and outside the College of Engineering.Amanda Werhane, Madison, WI
Engineering Exposition, 1985
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Engineering Deomonstration, December 5, 2000
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This is a photo of a Heathkit Hero 1 ET-18. (You can read the Heathkit sticker on lower right front.) http://www.robotswanted.com/robotgallery/heathkit/ http://www.hero-1.com/Broadband/index.htm The photo looks like it was taken in the 1980's, not 2000.Anonymous, Sunnyvale, CA