Timeline
Wind, war and weathermen
June 7, 2011
How a Swedish bon vivant let MIT introduce modern meteorology to America — just in time to help the Allies win World War II.
The birth of electrical engineering
March 9, 2011
The creation of the first electrical-engineering curriculum may have said as much about MIT’s educational philosophy as it did about the pace of innovation.
A difference maker
February 16, 2011
Vannevar Bush PhD ’16, a unique figure in American history, transformed his country’s scientific establishment during its wartime hour of need.
Going head to head
February 9, 2011
Mechanical-engineering competition set the stage for a variety of competitive classes and events at MIT and elsewhere.
A foundation for building
February 2, 2011
How MIT’s first African-American graduate, Robert Taylor, became a prominent architect and brought the MIT philosophy across regional and racial barriers.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Architecture, Diversity, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, MIT150, Students
A life filled with firsts
January 26, 2011
Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female graduate and faculty member, opened the door for women in science, and founded ecology and home economics along the way.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Biology, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Environment, Faculty, History of MIT, MIT150, Students, Water
Prodigy of probability
January 19, 2011
Norbert Wiener gained fame as the father of cybernetics, but his earlier work on statistical descriptions of complex systems may prove more important.
Canned, good
January 12, 2011
More than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.
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