Massachusetts (MIT) Institute of TechnologyCo -educational mixed institution with private control of higher education famous for its training and scientific and technological research. He was chartered by the state of Massachusetts in 1861 and became a Foncière Collège in 1863. William Barton Rogers, founder of MIT and first president, worked for years to organize a higher education institution devoted entirely to scientific and technical training, but the trigger for the American civil war delayed The opening of the school until 1865, when 15 students registered for the first classes, held Boston. MIT has gone to CambridgeMassachusetts, in 1916; Its campus is located along the Charles River.
Under the administration of the president Karl T. Compton (1930-1948), the Institute went from a renowned technical school in a center of scientific and technical research of international renown. During Great depressionIts faculty has established important research centers in a number of areas, in particular analog calculation (Directed by Bush Vannevar) and aeronautics (directed by Charles Stark Draper). During Second World WarMIT administered the radiation laboratory, which has become the main center of the country to radar Research and developmentas well as other military laboratories. After the war, the MIT continued to maintain solid ties with the military and corporate Customers, who supported basic and applied research in physical sciences, IT, aerospace and engineering.
MIT offers higher and undergraduate studies. There are five university schools – the school of architecture and planning, the engineering school, the school of human sciences, arts and social sciences, the MIT Sloan School of Management and the School of Science – and the Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology. While MIT is perhaps better known for its programs in engineering and physical sciences, other areas – notably the economy, political scienceUrban studies, linguisticAnd philosophy – are also strong. Entry is extremely competitive and first cycle Students are often able to continue their own original research. Total registration is around 10,000.
MIT has many research centers and laboratories. Among its installations, there is a nuclear reactora calculation center, geophysical and astrophysical observatories, a linear acceleratora space research center, blowerA artificial intelligence Laboratory, a center for cognitive sciencesand an international study center. The MIT library system is large and includes a number of specialized libraries. There are also several museums.