Two Good Schools Make One Great School!
Reading the history of the university students may be confused by references to the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Mellon Institute. In 1967, these two outstanding institutions merged to form what is today known as Carnegie Mellon.
Famous universities like to feature their serious contributions to science and society and Carnegie Mellon certainly has plenty of those to brag about but . . . this university has another more unique claim to fame. While pursuing a research fellowship at Carnegie Mellon during the 1940’s, Earl Warrick was working with silicone compounds and accidentally created silly putty!
One of the overlooked features of Carnegie Mellon is its remarkable performing arts tradition. The school has produced such acting stars as Ted Danson, the star of “Cheers” and “Becker”, Steven Bochco, creator of shows such as “LAPD Blue” and “LA Law”, and Blair Underwood from “Law and Order SVU”.
The 2002 hit movie “A Beautiful Mind” tells the story of Nobel Prize winner John Nash Jr. The movie features his time as a professor at Princeton but what is overlooked is that Nash actually spent his undergraduate years at Carnegie Mellon. In fact, Nash remained and earned a master’s degree in Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon as well.
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