By Alana Norris
A group of engineering students at The University of Alabama are recreating history. Students make the replica of a hilt of an 18th center British rapier in the engineering foundry. The sword was supplied to both the British Navy and Infantry and likely traded or given to a member of the Creeks sometime in the early to mid 1700s.
In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.
Author: Alana Norris / Posted on: March 9, 2017 / Posted in: In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students
