| Foreword / Paul E. Gray |
| Preface |
| Prologue |
| The Antecedents |
| European Origins / 1： |
| Migration of a Heritage / 2： |
| The Rise of Technical Education in America / 3： |
| The Rogers Brothers and the Boston Scene |
| A Family Affair / 4： |
| Harvard / 5： |
| The Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard / 6： |
| The Founding of M I T |
| Pre-Historic Annals of the Institute / 7： |
| An Auxiliary to the Cause of Education / 8： |
| Facts of the Founding / 9： |
| The Struggle to Get Under Way |
| Persistent Perseverance / 10： |
| The Land-Grant Act of 1862 / 11： |
| Harvard Again / 12： |
| The Difficult Question of Money / 13： |
| The Building / 14： |
| The Society, the Museum, and the School |
| The Society of Arts / 15： |
| The Committee on Publication / 16： |
| The Museum of Technology / 17： |
| The School of Industrial Science / 18： |
| A Voluminous Enterprise |
| The School Opens / 19： |
| The First Faculty / 20： |
| The First Students / 21： |
| The Early Curriculum and Methods of Teaching |
| The First Six Courses / 22： |
| A Curricular Innovation / 23： |
| Methods of Teaching / 24： |
| Epilogue |
| Committees and Officers of the Institute, 1860-1870 / Appendix 1： |
| Society of Arts Communications, 1862-1870 / Appendix 2： |
| Notes |
| Selected Sources |
| Illustrations |
| Index |
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