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{{Short description|Former science institute in Trondheim, Norway}}
[[Image:Hovedbygget ntnu.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hovedbygningen, the main building of the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)]]
The '''Norwegian Institute of Technology''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', '''NTH''') was a science institute in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]]. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was merged into the [[University of Trondheim]] as an independent college.<ref>[https://www.ntnu.no/2010/historie/1968unit About the establishment of the University of Trondheim (Norwegian)]</ref>
▲:''Not to be confused with the [[National Institute of Technology (Norway)]]''
▲The '''Norwegian Institute of Technology''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', '''NTH''') was a science institute in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]]. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was merged into the [[University of Trondheim]] as an independent college.<ref>[https://www.ntnu.no/2010/historie/1968unit About the establishment of the University of Trondheim (Norwegian)]</ref>
In 1996 NTH ceased to exist as an organizational superstructure when the university was restructured and rebranded. The former NTH departments are now basic building blocks of the [[Norwegian University of Science and Technology]] (NTNU).
NTH was primarily a [[institute of technology|polytechnic]] institute, educating master level [[engineer]]s as well as [[architect]]s. In 1992 NTH had 7627
Since the merger, it forms a part of the
==History==
[[File:Seal of the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
The decision to establish a Norwegian national college of technology was made by the Norwegian parliament, the [[Storting]], in 1900, after years of heated debate on where the institution should be located; many representatives felt that the capital [[Oslo|Kristiania]] (now Oslo) was self-evident as the place for this nationally important seat of learning. However, eventually ''Den Tekniske Høgskole'' was located in the geographically central city of [[Trondheim]], based on an emerging policy of decentralisation as well as the city's existing and highly esteemed technical college, ''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt''.
Hovedbygningen, the building of Norges tekniske høgskole was designed by architect [[Bredo Greve]]. It was built of granite block construction in the [[National Romantic style]] of
Five academical departments were originally present in the parliament's resolution of 31 May 1900:
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* [[Chemistry]] (a. General and b. Electro-chemistry)
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==Notable alumni==
* [[Jens G. Balchen]], electronics engr., professor, "father of Norwegian cybernetics", [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] fellow
* [[Alf Egil Bogen]], electronics engr., co-inventor of [[Atmel AVR]]
* [[Helmer Dahl]], electronics engr., World War II radar and [[Sonar|ASDIC]] pioneer, research and industry mentor, technology historian
* [[David Lie Eide]], engineer
* [[Johannes Falnes]], wave energy researcher
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* [[Ivar Giaever]], mechanical engr., physicist, 1973 [[Nobel laureate]]
* [[Bjarne Hurlen]], mechanical engr., army officer, defence industry executive ([[Kongsberg Gruppen|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]] 1956–1975)
* [[Ralph Høibakk]], physicist, computer industry executive, mountaineer, adventurer ([[Seven Summits]]; South Pole)
* [[Fred Kavli]], physicist, innovator, business leader (sensor technology: [[Kavlico Corporation|Kavlico Corp.]]), and philanthropist
* [[Paal Kibsgaard]], petroleum engineer, chairman and CEO of [[Schlumberger]]<ref name=Schlumberger>{{cite web|title=Paal Kibsgaard,
*[[Arne Korsmo]] - architect, professor, [[Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry]]
* [[Olav Landsverk]], electronics engr., military weapon systems computer pioneer, professor
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* [[Lars Onsager]], chemical engr., 1968 [[Nobel laureate]]
* [[Venketa Parthasarathy]], chemical engr., noted for work on [[wood pulp]] and two-stage oxygen delignification
*[[Erik Rolfsen]],
* [[Edgar B. Schieldrop]], mechanical engr., [[Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem|student society]] co-founder, popular science & technology author
* [[Rolf
* [[Einar Aasen Skogsholm]],
* [[Øystein Stray Spetalen]], petroleum engr., Norwegian investor
* [[Berit Svendsen]], telecom. engr., [[Master of Business Administration#Specialization|MTM]], [[Chief Technology Officer|CTO]] of [[Telenor]] 2000–.
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* [[Gjert Wilhelmsen]], marine engr., co-founder of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
* [[Bror With]], mechanical engr., inventor of the ''[[Rottefella]]'' ski binding and [[Dromedille]] dinghy; World War II resistance agent
* [[Vegard Wollan]], electronics engr., co-inventor of [[Atmel AVR]]
==Commercial impact==
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*3d-Radar AS (advanced ground penetrating radar technology for shallow subsurface mapping in [[3D computer graphics|3D]]) [http://www.3d-radar.com]
*[[Atmel AVR|Atmel Norway]] (inventors and designers of the [[Atmel AVR]] RISC microcontroller family, incl HW/SW tools) {{
*Ceetron AS (3D visualization and technical computing for oil & gas, plus aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics) [http://www.ceetron.com]
*[[Cybernetica (Norwegian company)]] advanced process control, specializing in nonlinear [[model predictive control]]
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*Sinvent Ltd., SINTEFs development and investment company
*Sun Microsystems Trondheim; formerly ClustRa Systems (high-availability, real-time [[database]] technology) [http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2002-03/sunflash.20020319.2.html]
*Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS; acquired Systems in Motion AS (3D visualization software) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110130031446/http://www.kongsberg.com/kogt] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806074058/http://www.coin3d.org/]
==References==
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==External links==
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