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Familiar Faces: Gordon Patterson

A Q&A with Gordon Patterson, School of Arts and Communication professor who has been part of the Florida Tech community for 43 years.

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Secret History: The Pre-Stewardess Training Program

In the late 1960s Florida Tech developed a six-week Pre-Stewardess Training Program to attract female students to the university.

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Secret History: J. Robert Oppenheimer Comes to ‘Countdown College’

The "father of the atomic bomb" spoke about the "miserable things," his euphemism for the atomic and hydrogen bombs.

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Secret History: Radio Free Melbourne

WFIT's journey from the minds of Florida Tech's Ham Radio Club to a student-run organization to the thriving NPR affiliate it is today.

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Secret History: The Origins of Florida Tech’s Botanical Garden

The 15-acre Patterson Botanical Garden is one of the most unique campus botanical gardens of its kind in the continental United States.

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Secret History: The Cutting Edge: Presidential Searches at Florida Tech

A summary of the history of Florida Tech's presidential searches written from the perspective of historian and professor Gordon Patterson.

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Secret History: Requiem for a Tree

Florida Tech says goodbye to a nearly 100-year-old tree and beloved campus landmark.

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Secret History: Creating the World’s First 16-Bit Home Computer and First Interactive Video Game

Brothers Scott, Richard and Eric Adams sparked a digital revolution in the ’70s and ’80s with impacts lasting through today.

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Secret History: The First American Computer Science Undergraduate Degree

Florida Tech, then Brevard Engineering College, launched its first computer course in 1959—without a computer.

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Secret History: “Bombs Away”—The Great Pingpong Ball Shenanigan

Florida Tech held its first homecoming in January 1972. The four-day event proved to be a debacle.

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