The Functions of a Great University: Inaugural Address Delivered on November 16th, 1894 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
Synopsis
The Functions of a Great University offers a vivid look at science, discovery, and the future of higher education in Canada.
This inaugural address argues for bold investment in research, from biology to physics, to shape a nation’s progress and knowledge.
Through a mix of historical context and forward‑looking vision, the talk highlights how new methods and ideas—from micro-chemical techniques to the conservation of energy—could transform learning and national prosperity. It calls on university leaders and patrons to support original investigation and to keep science at the heart of public life.
- How early scientists connected iron in cells to broader questions about life and matter.
- The foundational idea that energy remains constant even as it changes forms, and its implications for technology.
- The promise of physics and electricity as fields rich with both knowledge and practical invention.
- A call to action for universities—especially provincial ones—to pursue true functions and empower future discoveries.
Ideal for readers of science history and debates about higher education, this edition provides a window into how one era imagined the university’s role in society.
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