Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Summary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a member of Digital Library Federation[3].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a member of DDI Alliance[4].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a member of LIGO Scientific Collaboration[5].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations[6].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a member of Shibboleth Consortium[7].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a member of Q118398[8].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge[9].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Massachusetts[10].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Middlesex County[11].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology is in the country of United States[12].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's instance of is recorded as university[13].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's instance of is recorded as institute of technology[14].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution[15].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's instance of is recorded as Institute of Technology[16].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[17].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's instance of is recorded as space grant institution[18].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's founder is recorded as William Barton Rogers[19].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[20].
- The location of Massachusetts Institute of Technology was Cambridge[21].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's postal code is recorded as 02139-4307[22].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[23].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon Institute[24].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as Cambridge–MIT Institute[25].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing[26].
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as McGovern Institute for Brain Research[27].
Body
Founding
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's founder is recorded as William Barton Rogers[19]. April 10, 1861 marks the founding of it[28].
Leadership
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's chairperson is recorded as Sally Kornbluth[29].
Operations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[20]. Subsidiaries include Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, it[23]; Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon Institute[24], an institute[30], in United States[31], founded in 2009[32]; Cambridge–MIT Institute[25], a research institute[33], in United Kingdom[34]; Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing[26], a facility[35], in United States[36], founded in 2007[37]; McGovern Institute for Brain Research[27], a research institute[38], in United States[39], founded in 2000[40]; and Picower Institute for Learning and Memory[41], a research institute[42], in United States[43], founded in 1994[44].
Industry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's industry is recorded as higher education[45].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Massachusetts Institute of Technology include The MIT Press[46], a university press[47], in United States[48], founded in 1932[49], headquartered in Cambridge[50] and 4523 MIT[51], an asteroid[52].
Why It Matters
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
It is credited with the discovery of Whirlwind[54], a one-of-a-kind computer[55]. Works attributed to it include MIT License[56], a permissive free software license[57], founded in 1984[58] and DSpace[59], a free and open-source software[60], founded in 2002[61]. Entities named for it include The MIT Press[46], a university press[47], in United States[48], founded in 1932[49], headquartered in Cambridge[50] and 4523 MIT[51], an asteroid[52].
FAQs
What did Massachusetts Institute of Technology discover?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is credited as discoverer of Whirlwind[54].