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History of Stanford University. Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr. After Leland's death a lawsuit was pursued against his estate, and alongside the Panic of 1893 put Standford's continued existence in jeopardy.
Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California.It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford, the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California, and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr. [2]
The school of engineering was established in 1925, when Stanford organized the previously independent academic departments into a school. The original departments in the school were: Civil engineering, one of the original university departments (1891), later to become civil and environmental engineering. Electrical engineering, taught as a ...
Hans Moravec. Raj Reddy. John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. He was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence. [1] He co-authored the document that coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), developed the programming language family Lisp ...
Mark Lemley (A.B. 1988), professor at Stanford Law School, expert in patent law. David Lang (B.A.), professor of composition at the Yale School of Music. Lisa Lowe (A.B. 1977), professor of American Studies at Yale University. Jitendra Malik (Ph.D. 1985), computer science professor at UC Berkeley.
Frederick Emmons Terman (/ ˈtɜːrmən /; June 7, 1900 – December 19, 1982) was an American professor and academic administrator. He was the dean of the school of engineering from 1944 to 1958 and provost from 1955 to 1965 at Stanford University. [1] He is widely credited (together with William Shockley) as being the father of Silicon Valley.
The region is the biggest high-tech manufacturing center in the United States. [74][75] The unemployment rate of the region was 9.4% in January 2009 and has decreased to a record low of 2.7% as of August 2019. [76] Silicon Valley received 41% of all U.S. venture investment in 2011, and 46% in 2012. [77]
A massive open online course (MOOC / muːk /) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web. [1] In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive courses with user forums or social media discussions to ...