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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (view source)
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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 was founded in 1861, and was among the first universities to receive land-grant money under the [[Morrill Act]]. It was originally located in Boston, moving to its present location in Cambridge in 1916. The 1916 "Maclaurin buildings" form a symmetrical complex in classical-Roman-like<ref>complete with inscription, "MASSACHVSETTS INSTITVTE OF TECHNOLOGY," with V's replacing U's</ref> monumental style. The complex frames three sides of the large grassy sward now called Killian Court, facing the Charles River (but separated from it by a multi-lane parkway). The names of some hundred or so famous scientists (Aristotle, Lavoisier, Faraday, etc.) are engraved on the "attics of the pavilions" of the buildings.<ref>
MIT was founded in 1861, and was among the first universities to receive land-grant money under the [[Morrill Act]]. It was originally located in Boston, moving to its present location in Cambridge in 1916. The 1916 "Maclaurin buildings" form a symmetrical complex in classical-Roman-like<ref>complete with inscription, "MASSACHVSETTS INSTITVTE OF TECHNOLOGY," using classical Latin typography</ref> monumental style. The complex frames three sides of the large grassy sward now called Killian Court, facing the Charles River (but separated from it by a multi-lane parkway). The names of some hundred or so famous scientists (Aristotle, Lavoisier, Faraday, etc.) are engraved on the "attics of the pavilions" of the buildings.<ref>
[http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/names/ Names on MIT Buildings around Killian Court],
[http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/names/ Names on MIT Buildings around Killian Court],
MIT Institute Archives & Special Collections
MIT Institute Archives & Special Collections
MIT's business school—the Sloan School of Management<ref>Named for [[Economics_Lecture_Six#Alfred_Sloan|Alfred P. Sloan]]</ref>—is very highly ranked and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.
MIT's business school—the Sloan School of Management<ref>Named for [[Economics_Lecture_Six#Alfred_Sloan|Alfred P. Sloan]]</ref>—is very highly ranked and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.
MIT has no law or medical school.
MIT has no law or medical school, though its biology department is renowned.
MIT's two most well-known professors are [[Noam Chomsky]] ([[linguistics]]) 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 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>