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The '''Massachusetts Institute of Technology''' ('''MIT''') is a major research university in the United States, located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] (about three miles east of [[Harvard University]]). In 1949 its president James R. Killian described it as "a university polarized around science, engineering, and the arts."  

The '''Massachusetts Institute of Technology''' ('''MIT''') is a major research university in the United States, located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] (about three miles east of [[Harvard University]]). In 1949 its president James R. Killian described it as "a university polarized around science, engineering, and the arts."  

Among MIT's most well-known professors are Ronald Rivest (of "RSA" fame), Tim Berners-Lee (of World Wide Web fame), Marvin Minsky (a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence) [[Noam Chomsky]] (a pioneer in [[linguistics]], and later an anti-war activist), Frank Wilczek  (Nobel prize involving the "standard model" of particle phaysics), and [[Richard Lindzen]] ([[meteorology]]).

Among MIT's most well-known professors are Ronald Rivest (of "RSA" fame), Tim Berners-Lee (of World Wide Web fame), Marvin Minsky (a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence) [[Noam Chomsky]] (a pioneer in [[linguistics]], and later an anti-war activist), Frank Wilczek  (Nobel prize involving the "standard model" of particle phaysics), and [[Richard Lindzen]] ([[meteorology]]).

It consistently ranks as the top university in the world for science and engineering, as well as the top university overall.<ref>{{cite web|title= QS World University Rankings|work=The Guardian|format=HTML|language=English|url=/higher-education-network/table/2013/sep/10/qs-world-university-rankings-2013}}</ref>

It consistently ranks as the top university in the world for science and engineering, as well as the top university overall.<ref>{{cite web|title= QS World University Rankings|work=The Guardian|format=HTML|language=English|url=http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/table/2013/sep/10/qs-world-university-rankings-2013}}</ref>

Comparable universities with a technological focus include [[California Institute of Technology]] ("CalTech"), [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institution]] (RPI, in New York),  [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] (Georgia Tech), and [[Purdue University]] (in Indiana).

Comparable universities with a technological focus include [[California Institute of Technology]] ("CalTech"), [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institution]] (RPI, in New York),  [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] (Georgia Tech), and [[Purdue University]] (in Indiana).