After [Rand|Rand alThor] saves [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] from the [Shaido], he commandeers [Barthanes Damodred]'s now vacant palace and turns it into a school of study and science.

! Scientists

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* [Idrien Tarsin] - headmistress - giant crossbow
* [Ryn Anhara] - lightning jar
* [Herid Fel] - history and natural philosophy
* [Maryl Harke] - glider
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* [Jander Parentakis] - paddlewheel riverboat
* [Mervin Poel] - steam engine
* [Niko Tokama]
* [Kin Tovere] - telescope
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! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that [Rand|Rand alThor] has started a school in [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch17] - [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] likes [Rand|Rand alThor]'s School of Cairhien, but thinks they should make something practical.
## [LoC,Ch18] - [Rand|Rand alThor] visits [Herid Fel] at the school.
## [LoC,Ch50] - [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Min|Min Farshaw] go to his school to visit [Idrien Tarsin] and [Herid Fel], but [Herid|Herid Fel] is too distracted by [Min|Min Farshaw] to be of much use.
## [LoC,Ch53] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] visits [Herid Fel] at the school trying to find clues to [Rand|Rand alThor]'s disappearance.
## [LoC,Epilogue] - [Herid Fel] is murdered by the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% in his study at the school.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Prologue] - Before they leave [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)], [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Min|Min Farshaw] stop by the school to pick up [Herid Fel]'s books. They see and hear about some of the marvelous discoveries made at the school.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch21] - [Mervin Poel]'s steamwagon from the Academy of Cairhien has advanced to the point that it can travel a hundred miles a day between [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] and [Tear|Tear (City)] pulling many wagons.
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