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Deming Lewis
Willard Deming Lewis was an American academic that served as the tenth president of Lehigh University from 1964 to 1982. During which most of the modern campus of Lehigh was constructed, earning him the moniker of the man who "made Lehigh great." Biography Early life Lewis was born in 1915 to Willard Lewis and Constance née Deming in Augusta, Georgia. At the age of 16 Lewis enrolled at Harvard University where he earned the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in physics. He was also a member of the Harvard Squash and Tennis teams. A Rhodes Scholar in advanced mathematics, he also received two additional degrees at Oxford University. In 1941 Deming joined Bell Telephone Laboratories eventually becoming director of communications systems. During his time at Bell Deming had thirty-three U.S. patents to his name on components and systems such as microwave filters, antennas, and digital error detection. Lewis also managed the team that pioneered telephone switching systems. In 1962 NASA asked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third most populous city in Georgia (following Columbus, Georgia, Columbus), is situated in the Fall Line region of the state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Augusta had a 2020 population of 202,081, not counting the independent cities of Blythe, Georgia, Blythe and Hephzibah, Georgia, Hephzibah located within the boundaries of Augusta-Richmond County. It is the List of United States cities by population, 124th most populous city in the United States and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 92nd-largest metropolitan area. The process of consolidation between the city of Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia, Richmond County began with a 1995 referendum in the two jurisdictions. The merger was completed on July 1, 1996, but it excluded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Systems Engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their Enterprise life cycle, life cycles. At its core, systems engineering utilizes systems thinking principles to organize this body of knowledge. The individual outcome of such efforts, an engineered system, can be defined as a combination of components that work in synergy to collectively perform a useful Function (engineering), function. Issues such as requirements engineering, Reliability engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and many other Discipline (academia), disciplines, aka List of system quality attributes, "ilities", necessary for successful system design, development, implementation, and ultimate decommission become more difficult when dealing with large or complex projects. Systems engineering deals with work processes, optimizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard Engineering Society
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Harvard was founded and authorized by the Massachusetts General Court, the governing legislature of colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony. While never formally affiliated with any denomination, Harvard trained Congregational clergy until its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized in the 18th century. By the 19th century, Harvard emerged as the most prominent academic and cultural institution among the Boston elite. Following the American Civil War, under Harvard president Charles William Eliot's long tenure from 1869 to 1909, Harvard developed multiple professional schools, which transformed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehigh Valley Association Of Independent Colleges
The Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) is an academic consortium between six independent Colleges in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania: Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Moravian University, and Muhlenberg College. History LVAIC was founded in 1969 following a meeting of the six presidents of its member institutions. Moravian promotes LVAIC and its programs, mostly due to the school's close collaboration with Lehigh through the program. Due to the similarity of the school's schedules, and their close proximity, LVAIC allows many Moravian students to take classes at Lehigh that would otherwise be unavailable at Moravian. In 1984, LVAIC created the ''Lehigh Valley Center for Jewish Studies'' to create a central Jewish studies institution to develop and administer courses across LVAIC member schools. In 2011, LVAIC offered joint study abroad programs, sending students from various member schools to I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Commission For Independent Colleges And Universities
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
