Call it a tech boom.

The late Georgia Tech alumnus John W. Durstine has bequeathed the university $100 million, the largest single donation the school has ever received.

The money will go toward Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, according to a press release Thursday. It will fund endowed faculty positions and expand facilities, programs and research.

“This gift will have an enduring impact and will ensure that Georgia Tech faculty have the resources to push the boundaries of mechanical engineering, inspire our students, and help improve the human condition,” Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera said in a news release. “(Durstine’s) legacy will live on in every discovery, every innovation and every student who learns from the faculty his gift supports.”

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