Stanford University opens. Five of the first 15 faculty members are engineering professors. Of the original 559 students, 141 are engineering majors. Civil (CE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME) are the first engineering programs. Electrical Engineering (EE) and Mining Engineering are added the next year.

CE Professor Charles David Marx, a former engineer on railroad and river projects, chairs the first California water commission. Marx emphasizes the broad education of engineers, including language and social science.




J.C.L. Fish becomes head of the CE program. He does pioneering work in engineering economics and lays the foundation for the Department of Industrial Engineering.