In 1882 this Mass. univ. established the 1st curriculum for electrical engineering within its physics department
[DOC] [TLE] History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can be traced back to 
the 1861 ... Rogers sought to establish a new form of higher education to address 
the challenges .... MIT was the first university in the nation to have a curriculum in: 
architecture (1865), electrical engineering (1882), sanitary engineering (1889),... [DOC] [TLE] History: Chapter 1 (1888-1938) | School of Physics [PAR] Probably the first in the USA was Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute founded as the 
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