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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."  

MIT pioneered the use of hands-on laboratory instruction and made important contributions to the World War II development of radar. In the 1950s, the Project Whirlwind computer at MIT developed the use of magnetic core memory, the first practical form of RAM, and the use of computers for simulation and real-time control. MIT was a pioneer in university-industry liaisons, particularly the startups that grew up around Route 128 starting in the 1950s, and helped make the [[Boston]] area a leader in high-tech industry.  

MIT pioneered the use of hands-on laboratory instruction and made important contributions to the World War II development of radar. In the 1950s, the Project Whirlwind computer at MIT developed the use of magnetic core memory, the first practical form of RAM, and the use of computers for simulation and real-time control. MIT was a pioneer in university-industry liaisons, particularly the startups that grew up around Route 128 starting in the 1950s, and helped make the [[Boston]] area a leader in high-tech industry.  

It was ranked the #2 school in PC Magazine's Top 20 Wired Colleges.<ref>{{cite web|title= #2 M.I.T.|work=PC Magazine|format=HTML|language=English|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2073460,00.asp}}</ref>

It was ranked the #2 school in PC Magazine's Top 20 Wired Colleges.<ref>{{cite web|title= #2 M.I.T.|work=PC Magazine|format=HTML|language=English|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2073460,00.asp}}</ref>

As a technological school, MIT's peers are CalTech (California Institute of Technology), which is private like MIT, and two state universities, Georgia Tech ([[Georgia Institute of Technology) and [[Purdue Universities]] (in Indiana).

As a technological school, MIT's peers are CalTech ([[California Institute of Technology]]), which is private like MIT, and two state universities, Georgia Tech ([[Georgia Institute of Technology]]) and [[Purdue University]] (in Indiana).

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