Purdue University Tour

A better version of this video can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97qrijano0M&feature=response_watch

The following video is of a tour of Purdue University showing its size and important landmarks.

Much more information about Purdue University and John Purdue's role in its founding can be found in the new book, Uncle: My Journey With John Purdue.

Purdue University is a world-class institute, having the size and budget of some cities and even countries. In a November 2004 listing, the Times of London in a new survey ranking universities from all over the world ranked Purdue University 59th overall and 25th in North America. Several departments have been ranked among the top in the nation and the world. In some areas it is considered as prestigious as Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. People who have worked or studied at Purdue have won both Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, and others have contributed to the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World"--including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hoover Dam. Work by Purdue researchers led to the first successfully transmitted television pictures, and it was the first university in the country to establish a department of computer science.

Purdue's astronauts are legendary. Purdue University is known as the "Home of the Astronauts." Purdue's Engineering and Aeronautics and Astronautics departments have been almost predominate. Purdue graduates range from Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on another world, to Eugene Cernan, the last. Virgil "Gus" Grissom became one of NASA's seven original astronauts. More than a third of all U.S. manned space flights have had at least one Purdue graduate.

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[HalHal42]

You should make another video and walk the sights. Other than some lovely construction we have going on right now, it's a great campus and all the sights to see are all concentrated in the center of campus. (Except for the great Tarkington Hall)

[IrenaScott]

@HalHal42 Had a guided tour type of soundtrack on this one, but needed to change it. Am making another video, but haven't finished yet. Fantastic School!

[hwangsutran]

this video suck, the campus look much prettier

[IrenaScott]

@hwangsutran Agreed. It is much prettier. Can't capture it properly on video. People should see for themselves.

[caninechezmo]

You-Tube - scientists simulate jet colliding with trade center

Please tell me this is not WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AT YOUR SCHOOL!

Civil Eng. Alumni Member Canadore College, North Bay, Ont.

Please drop me a line at my channel...thanks

[IrenaScott]

@caninechezmo It is a top engineering school among many other things.

[psyclopticoid]

whats the name of the instrumental song??

[BeachBumMRE]

no the campus is actually really nice this video just kinda sucks. haha

[lovelplants]

oh lovely tour.. and so cool music.. :)

[adelle0001]

nice video and nice school!

[caninechezmo]

I hope I didn't offend any of the dedicated educators at Purdue. I'm just trying to gain some understanding in a mixed up, backwards world.

It is wonderfull to see all the construction going on at the University. How could it have gotten all that funding without doing some amazing things. Thanks for dropping me a line...Peace.

[hwangsutran]

hey, do you know what it this song call, are u a former student at Purdue?

[hwangsutran]

what is the name of this song?