1.0Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringhttps://tickle.utk.edu/maeAndrew Gallaherhttps://tickle.utk.edu/mae/news/author/agallah1/History - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GRWKdnx6tD"><a href="https://tickle.utk.edu/mae/about/history/">History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://tickle.utk.edu/mae/about/history/embed/#?secret=GRWKdnx6tD" width="600" height="338" title="“History” — Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering" data-secret="GRWKdnx6tD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Origins and Growth The roots of mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee trace back to the founding of Blount College in 1794. In 1847, the then renamed East Tennessee University offered a course in mechanical philosophy and mechanics—making it one of the earliest public universities in the country to do so. By 1870, John […]https://tickle.utk.edu/mae/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/07/estabrook-hall.jpg22501200