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Morris E. Fine & Peter W. Voorhees: on the evolving curriculum in materials science & engineering.
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Daedalus
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March 22, 2005
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In 1950, materials science and engineering did not exist as a university department. Instead, there were separate departments for metallurgical engineering and ceramic engineering. Polymers were taught in chemistry and chemical engineering departments. Solid-state physics was a well-established branch of physics, but introductory solid-state physics was taught in metallurgy departments. Specific areas of electronic materials were taught in many different departments. Subjects such as corrosion, mechanical properties, and materials processing were also found in a wide range of university departments.
During the following ten to fifteen years, many universities initiated ...