The Technion Timeline
Scroll through to see Technion's 100 years of achievements
Major General Moshe Dayan, then Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, visited the Technion just before he left for England to open a fundraiser for the Technion there.
In 1954, a celebratory dinner was held under the auspices of the Technion in honor of the Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill, with the participation of important figures in English Jewry. Mrs. Churchill signs the foundation scroll at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Churchill Auditorium in Technion City.
A legend stands behind the establishment of the Department of General Studies, later called the Department of Humanities and Arts. The story goes that in 1962 the vice president of the Technion, Professor Haim Hanani, who was a mathematician, was very disturbed by the state of Technion students’ education. The…Read More
Eleanor Roosevelt, the widow of American President Franklin Roosevelt, visits the Technion. Eleanor Roosevelt was accompanied by her granddaughter, Nina; they toured the student dormitories, met with lecturers at the Technion and signed the guest book. Roosevelt, who was a social activist and a fighter for the rights of women,…Read More
In 1959, the Technion’s graduation ceremony was held for the first time on the new campus, on Mount Carmel.
In the early 1950s, the Technion changed its course and became a research-oriented university, and in 1953 it established a science department consisting of three units: mathematics, physics and chemistry. In 1957 the first graduate in mathematics was awarded an academic degree and in 1962 the departments became independent faculties.
The Technion’s dance troupe was established in 1956, and continues to operate successfully to this day! In 1960, it made its second tour to Europe, on which it was written: “The urban dance troupe of the Technion students went on a European tour last week, and made its first appearance…Read More
Uziah Galil is one of the pioneers of Israeli high-tech industry and Elron is the first Israeli company to become international. Elron was established as an electronics company, and later became the holding company, which is the technology investment arm of the IDB Group. The companies it owns are engaged…Read More
The Technion awarded Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion an honorary Doctor of Architecture for his role as prime mover in creation of the State of Israel’s.
Tage Erlander was the prime minister of Sweden for 23 years. In 1962 he made a visit to Israel, together with his wife, during which they visited the Technion. During the 1950s and 1960s, warm relations existed between Israel and Sweden, and they were reflected in this visit and in…Read More
For the first 30 years of its existence, the Technion did not have separate scientific departments. However, basic education in physics is considered vital and was therefore included in the curricula. Prof. Aharon Tcherniavsky took upon himself the sole responsibility of teaching physics to all students at the Technion. In…Read More
In the early 1950s, the Technion changed its course and became a research-oriented university, and in 1953 it established a science department consisting of three units: mathematics, physics, and chemistry. The head of the mathematics unit was Prof. Jeremias Grossman. In 1957 the first graduate in mathematics was awarded an…Read More
Dalia Atlas taught outstanding singers and instrumentalists in the Department of Humanities and Arts at the Technion. She founded the Technion Orchestra and the Technion Choir, which are still active today.
Robert Burns Woodward was an American organic chemist, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his many achievements in the field of understanding organic molecular structure and organic synthesis, including the formulation of Woodward’s laws. A year after winning the prize, he visited the Technion, where he was…Read More
Prof. Ludwig Erhard was chancellor of West Germany in 1966-1963. During his visit to Israel, he was welcomed at Technion City by Technion President Alexander Goldberg.
In the early 1960s, activity in the field of materials engineering began within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. A lecturer named Ariel Taub from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering established a laboratory that included an optical microscope, a table with a polishing and cooking device and one oven, which formed…Read More
“Elscint” (from the words “electronic” and “scientific” in English) was founded in 1969 by Dr. Avraham Suhami, who was a lecturer in nuclear physics at the Faculty of Physics at the Technion at the time. He was encouraged by Uzia Galil, the founder of Elron, to apply his scientific and…Read More
When Israel gained control of the Western Wall in the Six Day War, HaKotel HaMa’aravi became a site visited by thousands every day. In 1969, the need arose to strengthen various walls in the Temple Mount area. Following the intensive archaeological excavations that began after the war, there was concern…Read More
Starting in the 1960s, the Technion opened its doors to hundreds of students from developing countries in Africa and Asia. Between 1962 and 1982, there was a joint project between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Technion, the goal of which was to provide academic education to students from…Read More