Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Gatewood Wing -- Namesake of the Gatewood Wing -- The Hollander Atrium -- The Caterpillar Foundation PEARL -- The Perrella Labs -- Mechanical Engineering History -- The Beginning -- Morrill Land Grant Act -- Early Resistance to the University -- The First Purdue Presidents -- The Engineer's President -- The Powerhouse and the Magic -- Dawn of the 20th Century -- ME Traditions -- Steam Engineering and the Thermosciences -- World War II and Its Impact -- Postwar Period -- A Legacy of Strong Leadership -- Achievements during the Early 21st Century -- Making an Impact -- Research Trends -- Renaissance Engineers -- ME's Special Stories -- Michael Golden -- Heavilon Hall -- Locomotives -- Automobiles -- Aviation -- David Crosthwait Jr. -- Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories -- Changin' Times -- Ray W. Herrick Laboratories -- Astronauts -- SAE -- Bioengineering -- NSBE -- Mallot Innovation Awards -- Our People -- References and Acknowledgements.