History of the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

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This is a collection of 5 publications and one video that tells the story of the history of the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University from 1913 to the present.

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A Pioneering Department: Evolution from Rural Engineering to Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, 1907 - 2007

Furry, Ronald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2007)

Why does a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering exist at Cornell University and what was the vision of those who saw the need? This book explores the beginnings and growth of Biological and Environmental ...
A study of the plow bottom and its action upon the furrow slice

White, Earl Archibald (Cornell University, 1917)

This is the first Thesis produced by the Department of Biological Engineering at Conrell University in 1917.
BEE Picnic (July 08, 2002)

Cooke, J. Robert (Internet-First University Press, 2007)

This is a video snapshot of the BEE Department Picnic of July 08, 2002.
The Publications, Papers and Patents (1980-1995)

Cooke, J. Robert (Internet-First University Press, 1996-02-22)

This is a list of the Publications, Papers and Patents for Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering for the years 1980 - 1995.
CU ABEN Graduate Degrees (1913 - 1995)

Cooke, J. Robert; Stanton, Ruth; Bates, Sandy (Internet-First University Press, 2007)

This is a Chronological and Alphabetical Listing of the Graduate Degrees for the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Cornell University from 1913- 1995.