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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Timeline Events List:
| 1887 | George Armington was the first instructor of Mechanical Engineering, teaching fundamental theory in the first classes of Mechanical Engineering |
| 1887 | The department was first located in the south end of the Case Main basement |
| 1889 | Equipment held by the department at this time consisted of three lathes, a band saw, and one set of small tools in the pattern shop and two lathes, a shaper, an upright drill and an emery grinder in the machine shop. |
| 1889 | Mechanical Engineering separated into its own department and Dr. Charles H. Benjamin was named the first head of the department |
| 1889 | Course offerings at the time included: Mechanism, Steam Engine Mechanics, Hydraulics, Strength of Materials, Mechanical Drawing, Pattern Making, and Machine work |
| 1890 | The first Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering were awarded to C. Adams and George Snyder |
| 1891 | Construction started for a new Mechanical Engineering building |
| 1889 | First professional degrees of Mechanical Engineer were granted by the department to R.Fernald and W.S. Bidle |
| 1903 | A new Power Plant Laboratory with boilers to heat several buildings was constructed |
| 1907 | Dr. Robert H. Fernald became head of the department |
| 1913 | Dr. F.H. Vose became head of the department |
| 1918 | The department acquired a Wagenhorst Electric Blue Printer |
| 1925 | Collection was starred for funds for a new Mechanical Engineering building. Charles Bingham started the fund with a gift of $500,000, with his son donating an additional $500,000 to endow and maintain the building. |
| 1927 | The Charles W. Bingham Building opened and the Mechanical Engineering department moved in |
| 1932 | The first Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering was granted |
| 1935 | Coursework in Mechanical Engineering was expanded to include two new specializations: Technical and Business |
| 1935 | F.H. Vose was elected to the Executive Board of Citizens League of Cleveland |
| 1935 | Professor George L. Tuve was elected president of Cleveland Chapter of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers |
| 1936 | An Advisory Committee of Alumni was formed with Elmer Lindseth as chairman |
| 1938 | An Air Conditioning Laboratory was created and considerable new equipment was added to all laboratories |
| 1939 | A regional meeting of student branches of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was held at Case |
| 1939 | A Civilian Pilot Training Program was opened under the Civil Aeronautics Authorities under the direction of Dr. F.H. Vose |
| 1943 | The student branch of the Society of Automotive Engineers was established at Case. |
| 1945 | The first Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering was awarded to James F. Reagen |
| 1945 | Dr. George Tuve became the head of the department |
| 1946 | The first Master of Science in Industrial Engineering wads granted to D.D.Deming |
| 1950 | Outstanding developments were achieved by the department in Instrumentation, Automatic Control, Supersonic Aerodynamics, Aircraft Propulsion, and Machine Design |
| 1952 | Courses in Atomic Power Engineering and Jet Engine Power Plants were added by the department |
| 1953 | The first Master of Science in Instrumentation was granted to G.L. Lance |
| 1953 | An Aerodynamics Laboratory was constructed and opened to students |
| 1954 | An Aero Propulsion Laboratory was constructed and opened to students |
| 1954 | A Conference on Techniques of Application of Electrical Strain Gauges in Machine Design and Analysis was held at Case |
| 1954 | Nuclear Engineering was added as a course offering of the department |
| 1956 | An update and modernization of Bingham Building was completed |
| 1957 | Dr. Ray Bolz became the head of the department |
| 1958 | The Automatic Control program offered by the department gained national recognition |
| 1958 | A new seminar in Space Technology was offered by the department |