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The term “polytechnic” has been used in literature to evoke a sense of rigorous, multifaceted education that blends both theoretical study and practical, often physical or technical, training. In many texts, it is portrayed as a prestigious institution where intellectual inquiry meets applied learning; for instance, the description of physical exercises and academic studies coexisting at the Polytechnic [1] illustrates its dual focus. Similarly, references to models of inventions exhibited at the Polytechnic Institution [2, 3] and the detailed description of its strict examination system [4, 5] underscore its role as a crucible for engineering and technical competence. In works by authors like Bernard Shaw [6, 7, 8] and Victor Hugo [9, 10], the term also carries an ironic edge or social commentary, emphasizing the institution’s influence on personal development and broader societal functions. Overall, the word “polytechnic” in literature frequently signifies a benchmark for structured, specialized training with far-reaching professional and cultural impact [11, 12].
  1. “Physical exercises,” said the Director of Studies, “predominate here as much as intellectual studies do at the Polytechnic.”
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  2. He exhibited a model of his invention at the Polytechnic Institution.
    — from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe
  3. He exhibited a model of his invention at the Polytechnic Institution.
    — from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe
  4. The numbers representing the merit of the execution or instruction are regulated by the scale of 0 to 20, as at the Polytechnic School.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  5. The scale of credit is from 0 to 20, as at the Polytechnic.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  6. He learnt it at the Polytechnic, probably.
    — from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw
  7. It's not the Board School that does it: it's the Polytechnic.
    — from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw
  8. In the Polytechnic they teach you to be an engineer or such like.
    — from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw
  9. The elder had been educated at the Polytechnic School, the other at the School of Saint Cyr.
    — from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo
  10. Nearly everywhere the artillery, of which the Polytechnic School is the cradle, voted to the same effect as the school.
    — from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo
  11. My "future": a severe polytechnic education.
    — from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche
  12. He was furnishing the money to put a young brother through a polytechnic school and satisfy his desire to become a civil engineer.
    — from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain

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