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Hace 3 días · The arms combine elements of the two predecessor institutions University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and the Victoria University of Manchester. The crowned lion on the crest appeared on the UMIST coat of arms, while the sun against a blue background belonged to the Victoria shield, symbolising growing ...
Hace 3 días · In 1948, Turing was appointed reader in the Mathematics Department at the Victoria University of Manchester. A year later, he became deputy director of the Computing Machine Laboratory, where he worked on software for one of the earliest stored-program computers—the Manchester Mark 1.
Hace 4 días · Manchester is the nucleus of the largest metropolitan area in the north of England, and it remains an important regional city, but it has lost the extraordinary vitality and unique influence that put it at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution.
Hace 5 días · The University of Manchester has an illustrious history, dating back to 1824 when both the Manchester Mechanics Institute and the Royal School of Medicine and Surgery were formed. These would later become University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and Victoria University of Manchester respectively.
Hace 2 días · The next stage in the history of the university was marked by its admission in 1884 as a member of the federal Victoria University, in association with Owens College, Manchester, and (after 1887) Yorkshire College, Leeds.
Hace 3 días · The best universities in Manchester are the University of Manchester, the University of Salford and the University of Bolton. For the complete & curated list, read more.
Hace 2 días · Bohr received an invitation from Rutherford to conduct post-doctoral work at Victoria University of Manchester, where Bohr met George de Hevesy and Charles Galton Darwin (whom Bohr referred to as "the grandson of the real Darwin").
