Go
 

Get this free title from:




Free Stuff in These Categories
Find More Titles by
This Publisher: MIT OpenCourseWare

The History of MIT

The History of MIT

MIT Course STS.050

Video



Title Details

Publisher
Running Time
12 Hrs.

Description

This course examines the history of MIT through the lens of the broader history of science and technology, and vice versa. The course covers the founding of MIT in 1861 and goes through the present, including such topics as William Barton Rogers, educational philosophy, biographies of MIT students and professors, intellectual and organizational development, the role of science, changing laboratories and practices, and MIT's relationship with Boston, the federal government, and industry. Assignments include short papers, presentations, and final paper. A number of classes are concurrent with the MIT150 Symposia.

People Who Liked The History of MIT Also Liked These Free Titles:
  Steve Wozniak on iWoz
by Steve Wozniak

  Work Pray Code
by Carolyn Chen