Becoming MIT moments of decision / edited by David Kaiser.

Other author Kaiser, David.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,
Descriptionvi, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction: moments of decision / David Kaiser -- "God speed the institute": the foundational years, 1861-1894 / Merritt Roe Smith -- Mergers and acquisitions / Bruce Sinclair -- Patrons and a plan / Christophe Lécuyer -- MIT and war / Deborah Douglas -- Elephant on the Charles: postwar growing pains / David Kaiser -- "Time of troubles" for the special laboratories / Stuart W. Leslie -- "Refrain from using the alphabet": how community outreach catalyzed the life sciences at MIT / John Durant -- Putting gender on the table / Lotte Bailyn, with an afterword by Nancy Hopkins -- Epilogue / Susan Hockfield.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009052641
ISBN9780262113236 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262113236 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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