Saturday, October 4, 2008

MIT Celebrates the 50th Smoot-aversary!

 

Here are some key sources which provide color and background for the "only at MIT" Smoot tradition.

1. Archives of Lambda Zeta chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity

2. A Salute to Smoot on the MIT home page

3. "Smoot's Legacy" article by Elizabeth Durant

4. Publication of "SmootsEar: The Measure of Humanity" by Robert Tavernor

5. Article in The Tech: "Plaque Shows Off Alum Smoot's Contribution to Measurement"

6. Smoot plaque dedication captured in photos on the Slice of MIT blog

7. 2010 Reunions and the generic Smoot Calculator

8. The Wikipedia Smoot entry