History For over 190 years Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Engineering has been at the cutting edge of the discipline, home to some of the most successful engineering departments in the UK UK's first Civil Engineering Professor World's first teaching in field of Chemical Engineering William Ramsey wins Nobel Prize for discovery of noble gases Birth of electronics after Sir J.A. Fleming invents Thermionic Valve Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê develops ultrasound technique to measure foetal age Historic city of Petra mapped using photogrammetric methods First UK ARPANET hub (precursor to internet) established at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê The Queen sends first ever email with help of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Professor First UK Professor of Biochemical Engineering appointed First UK department of Biochemical Engineering formed Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê pioneers nerve interface technology Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê chosen to host Jill Dando Institute in memory of presenter Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê develops world-first for brain imaging Security and Crime Science Department launched Charles Kao awarded Nobel Prize for work on optical fibres Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Prof wins IEEE award for web voice and video protocols Biochemical Engineering awarded Queen's Anniversary Prize Science, Technology Engineering & Public Policy Dept. launched Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's 'How to Change the World' programme launched Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê breaks world record for optical network data speeds Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê co-launches Faraday Institute to help shape UK battery research