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Mechanics Institute

school, Rochester, New York, United States
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The Mechanics Institute in Rochester, New York, was founded in 1885 by Henry Lomb. It merged with the Rochester Athenaeum in 1891, and the combined institution was renamed the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1944. The institute emphasizes professional and technical training and offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctoral program in imaging science.1

Mechanics' institutes were voluntary organizations common in Britain and the United States between 1820 and 1860. Their aim was to educate manual workers by providing libraries, museums, public lectures on applied science, and courses in various skills. While many were short-lived, some evolved into schools or research centers.2

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