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100 Years of Chemical Engineering at Mines
Chemical engineers are responsible for many things we take
for granted today, such as nylon, Kevlar and Teflon; the mass production of
antibiotics such as penicillin; and the cracking of hydrocarbon molecules that
give us gasoline and jet fuel.
In a sense, chemical engineering began during the Bronze
Age, when people made bronze by melting copper with tin. The defining moment in
the history of chemical engineering is generally recognized as the Industrial
Revolution.
South Dakota Mines was founded in 1885, during the Second
Industrial Revolution (1870-1914). Mines experienced notable growth between
1915 and 1922: enrollment increased from 30 to 180 students. The Department of