This timeline focuses on Eunice Newton Foote's connection to the Rensselaer School and its importance to her scientific knowledge.
Founding of Rensselaer School
1824
Rensselaer School, now Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), was founded in 1824 to provide practical science education.
Attendance at the Rensselaer School
1836-1838
Eunice attended the Rensselaer School, and received instruction from Amos Eaton and Ebenezer Emmons, prominent natural scientists of the day. It was an important time in her development as a researcher.
Influence
Later life
Her education at Rensselaer was a crucial foundation for her work.