{"id":2999,"date":"2020-09-09T12:07:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T11:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:21:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:21:12","slug":"in-pictures-then-and-now-science-and-engineering-at-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2020\/09\/09\/in-pictures-then-and-now-science-and-engineering-at-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Then and now, science and engineering at Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With COVID-19 and social distancing continuing to impact how we live, work and study, campus could like quite different for the beginning of the new academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here in the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), however, we&#8217;re no stranger to change. Sifting through some of the University&#8217;s fantastic image collections (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/luna.manchester.ac.uk\/luna\/servlet\/allCollections\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Luna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manchester Digital Collections<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), we wanted to highlight just how much things have changed over the past 100 years and more &#8211; comparing then, to now&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/Then-and-now-Chem-Eng.png\" alt=\"Chemical engineering in 1887 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/Then-and-now-Chem-Eng.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/Then-and-now-Chem-Eng-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>George E Davis (left) is widely regarded as the &#8216;father of chemical engineering&#8217; after creating the academic discipline in 1887 at the Manchester Technical School &#8211; a history that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceas.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science<\/a> can trace back through UMIST. The Department today is based in the James Chadwick Building, one of the largest purpose-built pilot scale laboratories in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/6.png\" alt=\"Inside Sackville Street Building in 1902 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/6.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/6-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Sackville Street Building first opened in 1902, its beautiful Entrance Hall was lined with carved marble statues. Today, the space is decorated whenever it stages an event &#8211; such as the highly-anticipated (and illuminating) Buggy Race, held by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eee.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering<\/a> each year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/1.png\" alt=\"Chemistry students in 1944 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/1-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lab coats, it seems, have always been a requirement for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/\">chemistry at Manchester<\/a>; the facilities and equipment available to our students, however, have evolved quite noticeably over the past 75 years or so!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/7.png\" alt=\"Materials students in 1944 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/7.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/7-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photograph of the impressive spinning room to the left &#8211; located in Sackville Street Building &#8211; was taken during the Second World War. Fast forward to today and students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.materials.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Materials<\/a> are still getting hands-on with an extensive range of equipment &#8211; only now with more digital assistance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/9.png\" alt=\"Renold Building in 1966 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/9.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/9-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Renold Building has always been a striking feature of North Campus, from its construction in the 1960s through to today (above it provides the backdrop to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mace.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering<\/a>&#8216;s annual barbecue). The pond at the bottom of the left image, however, is one feature of North Campus that hasn&#8217;t survived.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/5.png\" alt=\"Maths buildings in 1972 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/5.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/5-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The home of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maths.manchester.ac.uk\/\">mathematics at Manchester<\/a> has changed drastically down the years. While the old Maths Tower rose high above Oxford Road, the \u00a343 million Alan Turing Building &#8211; opened in 2007 &#8211; was designed with input from both maths academics and students to provide an optimal learning environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/10.png\" alt=\"Physics in 1972 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/10.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/10-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Schuster Building, completed in 1967, has housed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/a> for many years. Students today can also benefit from the specialist equipment and enhanced learning spaces provided by the recently-opened Schuster Annexe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/11.png\" alt=\"Earth sciences in 1975 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/11.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/11-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ees.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences<\/a> have long called the Williamson Building home, but today have access to an extensive range of specialist equipment &#8211; not to mention the opportunity to go on field trips both in the UK and around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/4.png\" alt=\"Computer science in 1990 and 2020\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/4.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/4-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Manchester has always been at the forefront of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.manchester.ac.uk\/\">computer science<\/a>, a quickly-evolving subject where technological advancement never stands still &#8211; especially when it comes to moving robots!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/2.png\" alt=\"Engineering at Manchester in 1900 and 2022\" width=\"768\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/2.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/08\/2-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We finish our trip down FSE memory lane with a look to the future. On the left we have experimental engines in the Engineering Department at the turn of the 20th century; on the right we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecd.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Manchester Engineering Campus Development<\/a> &#8211; or MECD as its widely known &#8211; which will be our new home of engineering when it opens its doors in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A symbol of progress for a Faculty that&#8217;s always looking ahead &#8211; and doesn&#8217;t forget the past.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoyed this post, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/\">subscribe on our homepage<\/a> to keep up to date with the latest posts from The Hub.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Words: Joe Shervin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Joe Shervin, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester Library<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a trip down memory lane and see &#8211; in pictures &#8211; how science and engineering at The 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