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Imperial College London

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Public research university located in London, United Kingdom

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About Imperial College London

By James Barham, PhD

The origins of Imperial College London (ICL) can be traced back to the Royal College of Chemistry, founded in 1845. In 1853, this school was merged with the Royal School of Mines, established two years previously.

The modern Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ICL’s official name) was established by royal charter in 1907 through merger of the Royal School of Mines with the Royal College of Chemistry and the City and Guilds College.

Imperial College Medical School was formed in 1988 through merger with St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School (itself dating back to 1845), while in 2004 a brand-new Imperial College Business School opened its doors.

It is important to note that in 1907 ICL merged with the University of London for administrative purposes, while retaining its own identity as to curriculum, faculty, staff, and students. In 2007, on the one-hundredth anniversary of obtaining its royal charter, ICL became completely independent once again.

Today, ICL has a combined faculty and staff of more than 8000 serving a student population of over 19,000.

ICL can boast 14 Nobel laureates, three Fields Medalists, and 1 Turing Award–winner, some of whom are listed below. Other distinguished ICL linked individuals are listed below:

Fine Arts and Literature

  • Classical musician, composer, Kit Armstrong
  • Popular musician, Brian May
  • Novelist, essayist, H.G. Wells

Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Philosopher, Kenan Malik

Film, Photography, and Performing Arts

  • Actor, Navin Chowdhry

Media, Law, and Public Affairs

  • Former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi
  • Physician, missionary, explorer, David Livingstone

STEM Disciplines

  • Space scientist, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
  • Physicist, Nobel laureate, Patrick Blackett
  • Physicist, William Crookes
  • Mathematician, Fields Medalist, Simon Donaldson
  • Physicist, Michael Duff
  • Microbiologist, Nobel laureate, Alexander Fleming
  • Electrical engineer, John Ambrose Fleming
  • Mathematician, Fields Medalist, Martin Hairer
  • Biochemist, Nobel laureate, Norman Haworth
  • Physical chemist, Nobel laureate, Cyril Hinshelwood
  • Biochemist, Nobel laureate, Frederick Gowland Hopkins
  • Physiologist, Nobel laureate, Andrew Huxley
  • Comparative anatomist, Thomas Henry Huxley
  • Physicist, Norman Lockyer
  • Physicist, Yuval Ne’eman
  • Mathematician, physicist, William Penney
  • Chemist, William Henry Perkin
  • Biochemist, Nobel laureate, Rodney Robert Porter
  • Mathematician, Fields Medalist, Klaus Roth
  • Physicist, Nobel laureate, Abdus Salam
  • Computer scientist, Turing Award winner, Leslie Valiant
  • Computer engineer, Kevin Warwick
  • Chemist, Nobel laureate, Geoffrey Wilkinson

According to Wikipedia, Imperial College London is a public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cultural area that included the Royal Albert Hall, Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and royal colleges. In 1907, Imperial College was established by a royal charter, which unified the Royal College of Science, Royal School of Mines, and City and Guilds of London Institute. In 1988, the Imperial College School of Medicine was formed by merging with St Mary's Hospital Medical School. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Imperial College Business School.

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What Is Imperial College London Known For?

Imperial College London is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

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Who Are Imperial College London's Most Influential Alumni?

Imperial College London's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics. Here are some of Imperial College London's most famous alumni:

Donald Davies
Donald Davies
A British computer scientist .
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming
A Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate .
William Crookes
William Crookes
A British chemist and physicist .
David Irving
David Irving
A British author and Holocaust denier.
Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick
A British robotics and cybernetics researcher.
Leslie Valiant
Leslie Valiant
A British computer scientist.
Simon Singh
Simon Singh
A British author.
Arthur Holmes
Arthur Holmes
An English geologist.
Patrick Geddes
Patrick Geddes
A British biologist and botanist and town planner .
Henry Dyer
Henry Dyer
A British engineer.
Lu Jeu Sham
A Professor emeritus of physics at UCSD.
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Geoffrey Wilkinson
A British Nobel laureate in Chemistry.

Who Are Imperial College London's Most Influential Faculty?

Imperial College London's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics. Here are some of Imperial College London's most famous alumni:

Martin Hairer
Martin Hairer
An Austrian-British mathematician working in stochastic analysis.
André Neves
André Neves
A Portuguese mathematician.
Azeem Majeed
A Researcher.
Tom Sanders
A British mathematician.
Kaveh Madani
Kaveh Madani
A Scientist and environmentalist.
Song Sun
A Chinese mathematician.
Murray Shanahan
A Researcher.
Arran Fernandez
A British mathematician.
Olivia Judson
An Evolutionary biologist and science writer.
Simon Colton
A British computer scientist.
Maria Van Kerkhove
Maria Van Kerkhove
An American infectious disease epidemiologist .
Wendy Barclay
Wendy Barclay
A British virologist.

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