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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private
research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1861 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. Researchers worked on computers, radar, and inertial
guidance during World War II and the Cold War. Post-war defence research
contributed to the rapid expansion of the faculty and campus under James
Killian. The current 168-acre (68.0 ha) campus opened in 1916 and extends over
1 mile (1.6 km) along the northern bank of the Charles River basin.
MIT, with five schools and one college which contain a total
of 32 departments, is often cited as among the world's top universities. The
Institute is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical
sciences and engineering, and more recently in biology, economics, linguistics,
and management as well. The "Engineers" sponsor 31 sports, most teams
of which compete in the NCAA Division III's New England Women's and Men's
Athletic Conference; the Division I rowing programs compete as part of the EARC
and EAWRC.
As of 2015, 84 Nobel laureates, 52 National Medal of Science
recipients, 45 Rhodes Scholars, 38 MacArthur Fellows, 34 astronauts, and 2
Fields Medallists have been affiliated with MIT. The school has a strong
entrepreneurial culture, and the aggregated revenues of companies founded by
MIT alumni would rank as the eleventh-largest economy in the world.
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