The Technion Timeline Scroll through to see Technion's 100 years of achievements 19541954 Dinner in honor of Winston ChurchillIn November 1954, a gala dinner sponsored by the Technion was held at the Savoy Hotel in London in honor…Read More 19551955 Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering1955 Construction of the Albert Einstein Institute of Physics begins19561956 Prof. Manfred Aschner receives the Israel Prize in Life Sciences19571957 Gen. Moshe Dayan visits the Neve Sha’anan campusMajor General Moshe Dayan, then Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, visited the Technion just before he left…Read More 1957 Oved, Israeli boxing champion, gives a boxing lesson to students19581958 The Winston Churchill Auditorium was inaugurated on Technion’s main campusIn 1954, a celebratory dinner was held under the auspices of the Technion in honor of the Prime Minister of…Read More 1958 Physicist Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer visits the Technion1958 Prof. Marcus Reiner receives the Israel Prize in Exact Sciences1958 Establishment of the Department of General StudiesA legend stands behind the establishment of the Department of General Studies, later called the Department of Humanities and Arts.…Read More 19591959 Eleanor Roosevelt visits the TechnionEleanor Roosevelt, the widow of American President Franklin Roosevelt, visits the Technion. Eleanor Roosevelt was accompanied by her granddaughter, Nina;…Read More 1959 The first graduation ceremony on Mount CarmelIn 1959, the Technion’s graduation ceremony was held for the first time on the new campus, on Mount Carmel. 1959 Laying of the cornerstone for the Karl Taylor Compton Chemical Engineering Building1959 Department of Education in Technology and ScienceIn the early 1950s, the Technion changed its course and became a research-oriented university, and in 1953 it established a…Read More 19601960 The Technion’s dance troupe goes on tour in EuropeThe Technion’s dance troupe was established in 1956, and continues to operate successfully to this day! In 1960, it made…Read More 19611961 Technion alumnus Uzia Galil founds Elron Electronic IndustriesUziah Galil is one of the pioneers of Israeli high-tech industry and Elron is the first Israeli company to become…Read More 19621962 Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion awarded an honorary Doctor of ArchitectureThe Technion awarded Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion an honorary Doctor of Architecture for his role as prime mover in creation…Read More 1962 Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander visits the TechnionTage Erlander was the prime minister of Sweden for 23 years. In 1962 he made a visit to Israel, together…Read More 1962 Establishment of the Faculty of PhysicsFor the first 30 years of its existence, the Technion did not have separate scientific departments. However, basic education in…Read More 1962 Establishment of the Faculty of MathematicsIn the early 1950s, the Technion changed its course and became a research-oriented university, and in 1953 it established a…Read More 19641964 The establishment of the Technion Orchestra conducted by Dalia AtlasDalia Atlas taught outstanding singers and instrumentalists in the Department of Humanities and Arts at the Technion. She founded the…Read More 19651965 Alexander Goldberg, 8th president of the Technion 1965-19731965 Technion postage stamp19661966 Prof. Alfred Mansfeld receives the Israel Prize in Architecture1966 Recipient of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Prof. Robert Burns Woodward, visits the TechnionRobert Burns Woodward was an American organic chemist, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his many achievements…Read More 19671967 The former Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard, visits the TechnionProf. Ludwig Erhard was chancellor of West Germany in 1966-1963. During his visit to Israel, he was welcomed at Technion…Read More 19681968 The establishment of the historical archive of the Technion by Yehoshua Nessyahu1968 Establishment of the Faculty of Materials EngineeringIn the early 1960s, activity in the field of materials engineering began within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. A lecturer…Read More 19691969 Establishment of “Elscint”, the first Israeli company whose shares were issued on the NASDAQ stock exchange, by Technion scientists“Elscint” (from the words “electronic” and “scientific” in English) was founded in 1969 by Dr. Avraham Suhami, who was a…Read More 19701970 Technion engineers reinforce the Western Wall, 1969-1970 BWhen Israel gained control of the Western Wall in the Six Day War, HaKotel HaMa’aravi became a site visited by…Read More 19711971 Establishment of the Faculty of Medicine1971 Establishment of the Faculty of BiologyThe Faculty of Biology had its beginning in the biochemistry course of study founded by Dr. Ruth Ben-Ishai in 1958,…Read More 19721972 Prof. David Ginzburg receives the Israel Prize in Exact Sciences19731973 Amos Horev, 9th president of the Technion 1973-1982 Page 3 of 8 1 2 3 4 … 8
