University of Pennsylvania

The Université of Pennsylvania (in English, University off Pennsylvania , often shortened in PEN or Upenn ) is a private Université American whose seat is with Philadelphia. It belongs to the Ivy League, abstract association gathering the eight oldest universities and most famous of the United States. It is in particular over there that ENIAC was created, the first Ordinateur.

History

This university was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1740. The institution is known under the name of College off Philadelphia of 1755 to 1779. In 1791, this first institution amalgamates off with University the State off Pennsylvania and becomes University Pennsylvania off After locatebeing located in the center town of Philadelphia, the university moves in 1872 in the west of the river Schuylkill in a district now called University city .

Wharton

It shelters the Wharton School, regarded as one of the best schools of management (business school) world.

Known graduates

Nobel Prize

  • Christian B. Anfinsen (ms. 1939): Nobel Prize (chemistry, 1972)
  • Michael S. Brown: (BS 1962, MANDELEVIUM, 1966, Honorary Sc.D. 1986) Nobel Prize (medicine, 1985)
  • Gerald Edelman (MANDELEVIUM 1954, Honorary Sc.D. 1973) Nobel Prize (medicine, 1972)
  • Stanley Prusiner: (A.B. 1964, M.D. 1968) Nobel Prize (medicine, 1997); discovered the prion S (e.g the agent of transmission of the Maladie of the mad cow)
  • Ahmed Zewail (Ph.D. 1974, Honorary Sc.D. 1997) Nobel Prize (chemistry, 1999)

Sports

In the field Sport yew, PEN Quakers defend the colors of the University of Pennsylvania.

See too

Related article

External bonds

  • Official site
  • the museum

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