ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, was founded by the Swiss federal government as the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule, with the task of training engineers and scientists for the young federal state. Albert Einstein studied there in the late 1890s and later returned as a professor, and Wolfgang Pauli taught there. More than twenty Nobel laureates have been associated with it as students or teachers, including Wilhelm Röntgen, Leopold Ružička, Vladimir Prelog, Richard Ernst and Kurt Wüthrich. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Europe for science and technology. Its sister institution, the EPFL, is in Lausanne.
Before and after
- from April 1855 to March 1856Nepalese-Tibetan War
- from June 1855 to August 1855Siege of Taganrog
- August 1855Founding of the World Alliance of YMCAs
- 16 August 1855Battle of the Chernaya
- 16 October 1855Founding of ETH Zurich
- 11 November 1855Death of Søren Kierkegaard
- 16 November 1855Livingstone sees Victoria Falls
- 1856Construction of Central Park
- 1856Construction of Tretyakov Gallery
More in Society, economy & sport
- 1823Origins of rugby union
- 26 October 1863The Football Association is founded in London
- 17 May 1865Founding of International Telecommunication Union
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 1903Origins of Major League Baseball
- 23 December 1913Founding of Federal Reserve System
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.