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