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ON Friday, February 2, a large and important addition to the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge was inaugurated by Lord Kelvin, as a memorial to the late Dr. John Hopkinson, and his son, John Gustave Hopkinson. In August 1898, only a few days before the terrible accident by which he lost his life, Dr. Hopkinson had discussed with Prof. Ewing the rapid growth of this department, and the urgent need for its extension, and had expressed his intention of starting a fresh movement among engineers to secure the necessary funds. In October of the same year, Mrs. Hopkinson communicated to the Vice-Chancellor of the University the desire of herself and her son and daughter to give 5000l. towards the extension of the laboratory, regarding this as a “peculiarly fitting memorial” to one who from the first had been warmly interested in the school, and who had so lately expressed a strong desire to assist in furthering its development.
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Engineering at Cambridge . Nature 61, 346–348 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/061346c0
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