Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of technology MIT is the private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. established in 1861, MIT has since played a key role in the development of advanced technology and science, ranking it among the top academic institutions in the world.

Founded in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. The institute has an urban campus that extends more than a mile 1.6 km alongside the Charles River, and encompasses a number of major off-campus facilities such as the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Bates Center, and the Haystack Observatory, as well as affiliated laboratories such(a) as the Broad and Whitehead Institutes.

As of December 202198 Nobel laureates, 26 Turing Award winners, and 8 Fields Medalists relieve oneself been affiliated with MIT as alumni, faculty members, or researchers. In addition, 58 National Medal of Science recipients, 29 National Medals of Technology and Innovation recipients, 50 MacArthur Fellows, 80 Marshall Scholars, 41 astronauts, 16 Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force, and numerous heads of states hold been affiliated with MIT. The institute also has a strong entrepreneurial culture and MIT alumni form founded or co-founded many notable companies. MIT is a segment of the Association of American Universities AAU and has received more Sloan Research Fellowships than all other university in North America.

Campus

MIT's 166-acre 67.2 ha campus in the city of Cambridge spans about a mile along the north side of the Charles Riverbasin. The campus is divided roughly in half by Massachusetts Avenue, with most dormitories and student life facilities to the west and near academic buildings to the east. The bridge closest to MIT is the Harvard Bridge, which is known for being marked off in a non-standard detail of length – the smoot.