Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coined at Dartmouth
1956
The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence was a seminal event for artificial intelligence as a field.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Dartmouth Receives Its First Fine Art Piece
1773
John Wentworth, royal governor of New Hampshire and a Dartmouth trustee, gifted the College a silver monteith.
Dartmouth's First Sustainability Moving Sale
2006
Started by students, this annual sale attracts crowds of bargain hunters during orientation week.
Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab (DALI) Created
2013
"Where students design & build mobile applications, websites, virtual & augmented reality, digital installations, and more."
Thayer Professor and Student Invent the Synclavier
1975
The Synclavier, built by Thayer professor Sydney Alsonso and Cameron Jones ’75, Th’77, was the world’s first digital synthesizer.
Winter Carnival Begins As the "First Field Day of the Outing Club"
1910
Held every February since 1911 (except during World Wars I and II), the iconic event was created by undergraduates.
Dartmouth Football Team Employs First Robotic Mobile Tackling Dummy
2015
Developed at Thayer School of Engineering, the wheeled, self-righting, remotely controlled Mobile Virtual Player (MVP) simulates a football player in size, weight, and agility.
Lori Arviso Alvord ’79 Becomes First Navajo Surgeon
1994
"I visited Dartmouth thanks to the Native Fly-In Program, and was intrigued."
Reggie Williams ’76 Selected for College Football Hall of Fame
2007
Reggie Williams was one of the most conspicuous players in Dartmouth football annals since halfback Bob MacLeod was a consensus All-American in 1938.
The First Dartmouth Powwow
1973
What was once a small gathering at Storrs Pond is now an event that attracts upwards of 1,500 people from all over the country.
George Bissell, Class of 1845, Creates America's First Oil Company
1854
Bissell's vision of extracting oil from the ground was inspired by a return visit to his alma mater in 1853.
The Dickey Center for International Understanding Established
1982
The center provides funding and support for off-term internships and research as well as year-long post graduate fellowships around the world.