Chapter 6: The Flowering of Metallurgy: 1951-1962 

General 

During the early postwar years, extensive educational and administrative changes-had taken place at MIT. The Department of Metallurgy had accommodated a greatly enlarged student body and had revised its educational objectives. The Department's scientific and technical programs had grown in range and depth compared to the prewar years. Promotions and appointments were being made and a new Department head was introducing new policies and a new style. 

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