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How did MIT become MIT? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology marks the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2011. Over the years, MIT has lived by its motto, Mens et Manus (Mind and Hand), dedicating itself to the pursuit of knowledge and its application to real-world problems. MIT has produced leading scholars in fields ranging from aeronautics to economics, invented entire academic disciplines, and transformed ideas into market-ready devices. This book examines a series of turning points, crucial decisions that helped define MIT. Many of these issues have relevance today: the moral implications of defense contracts, the optimal balance between government funding and private investment, and the right combination of basic science, engineering, and humanistic scholarship in the curriculum.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Education Higher & further education, tertiary education

• Full title: Becoming MIT
• Author: Kaiser
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780262518154
• ISBN: 0262518155
• ID: 01200176
• Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
• Weight: 400 g
• Dimensions: 179 × 227 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. September 2012

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