I: Toward an ideal of excellence
The transforming power of the mind
The ETH and the Swiss paradox
II: A century of achievement
The age of industrialization, 1855-1905
A quantum leap, 1905-1955
The revolution in structural engineering
The ETH and Switzerland's national defense
III: The ETH in the modern age
The acceleration of science, 1955-2005
New visions of architecture and design
The ETH today and tomorrow