History
The School of Engineering was established in 1926 when Stanford organized the previous 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 established in 1892.
- Mechanical Engineering one of the original university departments.
- Mining and Metallurgy established in 1918 and eventually disbanded in 1945.
Departments added afterwards:
- Aeronautics and Astronautics started as Aeronautical Engineering in 1958
- Chemical Engineering in 1961 (split from Chemistry)
- Computer Science in 1965 in the School of Humanities and Sciences but moved to the School of Engineering in 1985
- Materials Science and Engineering in 1961 (originally known as Materials Science)
- Management Science and Engineering in the 1950s (originally Industrial Engineering)
- Bioengineering is the newest department and established in 2002.
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