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A Widening Sphere Evolving Cultures at Mit

Philip Alexander

How MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a small technical school into a major research university. MIT was founded in 1861 as a polytechnic institute in Boston's Back Bay, overshadowed by its neighbor across the Charles River, Harvard University. Harvard offered a classi...

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Collison said the book is a history of MIT that he finds inspiring and often rereads.

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I have on my desk at home right now, a Widening Sphere, which is a history of MIT. I was rereading it recently. Who doesn't reread their histories of MIT? It was inspiring, showing how the founders ha...

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Collison said the book is a history of MIT that he finds inspiring and often rereads.

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I have on my desk at home right now, a Widening Sphere, which is a history of MIT. I was rereading it recently. Who doesn't reread their histories of MIT? It was inspiring, showing how the founders had a broadbased desire for societal betterment and how MIT contributed to American prosperity and ingenuity.

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