The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, United States is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. It grants graduate degrees to its students, who for the most part are either U.S. officers or officers from foreign military services. While most of the degrees it grants are master's degrees, Ph.D. degrees also are awarded. Its location was once a resort; some of its buildings and its cactus garden date from that time. The Customs House at Monterey View of Monterey Bay and its kelp A sea lion rookery at the marina Museum interior with ship models and equipment Kelp Forest display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey is a city near the Pacific coast in northern California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... A graduate school is the school that a college student may attend after completion of his undergraduate education in order to obtain a degree higher than a bachelors degree. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... Genera Many, see text A cactus (plural, cacti or cactuses) is a type of (usually) succulent plant belonging to the dicotyledonous flowering plant family, Cactaceae. ...

History

On June 9, 1909, Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer signed General Order No. 27, Establishing a school of marine engineering at Annapolis. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... George von Lengerke Meyer (June 24, 1858-March 9, 1918) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from 1909-1913, during the administration of President William Howard Taft. ... Marine Engineers operate and maintain the propulsion and electrical generation systems onboard ships. ... City nickname: Americas Sailing Capital Location in the state of Maryland Founded 1649 Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 19. ...

Within three years, Meyer agreed to a proposal to change the school. On October 31, 1912, he signed Navy General Order No. 233, which renamed the school the Postgraduate Department of the Naval Academy. The order established courses of study in ordnance and gunnery, electrical engineering, radio telegraphy, naval construction, and civil engineering as well as continuing the original program in marine engineering. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy, or USNA, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy. ... Ordnance is a general term for a quantity of military equipment, usually specifying the ammunition for artillery, bombs, or other large weapons. ... This article is about firearms and similar devices. ... Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline that deals with the study and application of electricity and electromagnetism. ... Wireless telegraphy is the practice of remote writing (see telegraphy) without the wires normally involved in an electrical telegraph. ... In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. ...

During World War II, Fleet Admiral Ernest King, chief of naval operations and commander-in-chief of both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, established a commission to review the role of graduate education in the Navy. In 1945, Congress passed legislation to make the school a fully-accredited, degree-granting graduate institution. Two years later, Congress adopted legislation authorizing the purchase of an independent campus for the school. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... A Fleet Admiral is a generic term for a senior admiral in command of a large group of ships, comprising a Fleet or, in some cases, a group of Fleets. ... Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King (November 23, 1878 - June 25, 1956) was the Commander in Chief of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations during World War II. As such, he was Chester Nimitzs immediate superior but himself was subordinate to Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

A post-war review team, which had examined 25 sites nationwide, had recommended the old Hotel Del Monte in Monterey as a new home for the Postgraduate School. Negotiations with the Del Monte Properties Company led to the purchase of the hotel and 627 acres (2.5 km²) of surrounding land for $2.13 million.

In December 1951 the Postgraduate School moved across the nation, establishing its current campus in Monterey. 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Today, the school has over 40 programs of study ranging from the traditional engineering and physical sciences to space science programs. Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... Physical science is the branch of science including chemistry and physics, usually contrasted with the social sciences and sometimes including and sometimes contrasted with natural or biological science. ... Space science, or the space sciences, are fields of science that are concerned with the study or utilisation of outer space. ...

See also

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External links

Naval Postgraduate School (http://www.nps.edu/)