Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2009
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Unlocking Potential 35 The inspiration for EOH first came in 1906 when the physics department hosted its first open house. Engineering Open House is an event run entirely by the students of the University of Illinois. Engineering Open House has many exhibits and attractions representing all of the departments in the College of Engineering at the Univeristy of Illinois: •Aerospace Engineering •Agricultural and Biological Engineering •Bioengineering •Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering •Civil and Environmental Engineering •Computer Science •Electrical and Computer Engineering •Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering •Materials Science and Engineering •Mechanical Science and Engineering •Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering •Physics The purpose of the Electrical Engineering Show in 1907, a precursor to EOH, was to raise funds to contribute to a memorial in honor of steamboat inventor Robert Fulton. The first Engineering Open House was held in 1920 to commemorate the centennial of the birth of James Watt. In the early years of EOH, exhibits put on by companies were one of the highlights of the open house. Since then, the focus has shifted to student-run exhibits.
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