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The '''Massachusetts Institute of Technology''' ('''MIT''') is a major research university in the United States, located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. 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.  

MIT's business school&mdash;the Sloan School of Management<ref>Named for [[Economics_Lecture_Six#Alfred_Sloan|Alfred P. Sloan]]</ref>&mdash;is very highly ranked and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

MIT's business school&mdash;the Sloan School of Management<ref>Named for [[Economics_Lecture_Six#Alfred_Sloan|Alfred P. Sloan]]</ref>&mdash;is very highly ranked and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

Some of MIT's most well-known professors include [[Noam Chomsky]] ([[linguistics]]) and [[Richard Lindzen]] ([[meteorology]]).

MIT's two most well-known professors are [[Noam Chomsky]] ([[linguistics]]) and [[Richard Lindzen]] ([[meteorology]]).

 

 

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).

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