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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
- History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Wikipedia
The history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can...
- History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Wikipedia
The history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can be traced back to the 1861 incorporation of the "Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston Society of Natural History" led primarily by William Barton Rogers.
Since there are more than 120,000 alumni (living and deceased), this listing cannot be comprehensive. Instead, this article summarizes some of the more notable MIT alumni, with some indication of the reasons they are notable in the world at large.
NameDegreeDegree YearNotabilityLt. Gen. James Alan Abrahamson (USAF ...B.S. – Aeronautical Engineering1955Director of President Ronald Reagan 's ...PhD – Economics1979Chair of the Federal Reserve BankScD – Chemical Engineering1965Secretary of Energy (2005–2009)B.S. – Aeronautical/Astronautical ...1994Mayor of Edison, New JerseyIn 1860, MIT’s founding President William Barton Rogers and his allies applied to the Massachusetts legislature for “an Act of Incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,” which was to include a museum, a society of the arts, and a school of industrial science.
3 days ago · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), privately controlled coeducational institution of higher learning famous for its scientific and technological training and research. It was chartered by the state of Massachusetts in 1861 and became a land-grant college in 1863.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has had 18 presidents (16 inaugurated, 1 acting then inaugurated, 1 acting) in its 156-year history (as of 2017). William Barton Rogers (1862–1870, 1879–1881)
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The mission of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.