Since its founding in 1900 by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Mellon University has focused on the search for real solutions to the problems facing society.
The institution came thanks to a donation from Andrew Carnegie to create vocational schools for the children of the working class in Pittsburgh (many of whom worked in its factories).
From 1904 they began to build buildings that took the Beaux-Arts architecture of Henry Hornbostel style.
The university began calling Carnegie Technical Schools and in 1912 was named Carnegie Institute of Technology . It was then he began to teach four-year degree and school began offering four-year degrees.
In 1965, it merged with Mellon Andrew Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to become Carnegie Mellon University . He also founded a school of female education , Margaret Morrison Carnegie College in 1903 (it closed in 1973).
After World War II the university expanded its facilities to meet the growing academic reputation concerning the fields of artificial intelligence research, financial management, robotics and the arts.
During the decade of 1970-1980 college it witnessed a period of growth unprecedented. It was the time when he was President Richard M. Cyert (1972-1990). A period of splendor where opted for research in the areas of robotics and software engineering.
The success of this stage is based on the vision and strategic planning of Cyert, the search for opportunities where Carnegie Mellon University could extend its sights and compared against other competidiras universities.
An example of this new approach was the introduction of the university computer network "Andrew" in the 1980s This pioneering project, which united all computers and workstations on campus, set the standard for educational computing and He became a Carnegie Mellon University as a leader in the use of educational technology.
* Source: Carnegie Mellon University