Welcome to the Illinois Distributed Museum
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has given the world many
major breakthroughs in engineering, science, agriculture, and biology
since its founding in 1867. Use this guide to explore the innovations in
engineering and technology that have occurred at the Illinois campus.
This will also present you a guide to permanent historical artifacts and
displays that are located on the Engineering Campus and in Illinois
museums.
How to use this site:
Explore this section to find information about the inventions and
concepts born at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
including a multimedia approach to the history and significance of each
innovation.
Here you will find links to individual biographies of key people as well
as pages that illustrate the collaboration networks between people
involved in a single project.
Learn how particular Illinois innovations impacted subsequent
technologies and developments. This section also includes side-by-side
comparisons of early and recent technologies.
Use this section of the site to plan a visit to the historical sites,
artifacts, and displays located throughout the Engineering Campus and
Illinois museums.
