Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts is a vibrant city of enormous wealth. It has two of the most prestigious institutions in the world: Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Both universities have staggering endowment funds and own a considerable size of the city’s land. Their renowned names invoke images of a pristine campus with august buildings surrounded by enthusiastic college students. In November 1987, MIT was brought to the forefront of media attention with sensational…

Within hours the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus police officer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the armed carjacking of a sport-utility vehicle in Boston’s Allston neighbourhood spurred speculation about a possible connection between those crimes and the marathon bombing. Police pursued the stolen…

segregation they decided to progress together. Doctor Charlotte Hawkins Brown was one of those people. She was an African American born in North Carolina and raised in Massachusetts, where she got her education. At the age of eighteen in 1901 Brown returned to North Carolina with an offer. The offer was to teach at Bethany Institute in Guilford County. Although Dr. Brown only had the chance to teach there for one term, she did not give up there. Brown decided to start her own school and…

year 2100. Humans have been hearing about the effect of climate change for a long time now, but many of them don’t really enter our minds as a big problem. This new study is different. Authors from Loyola Marymount University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have put out a disturbing idea. They believe that some cities in the Middle East will become unfit for human life, all because it is becoming too hot in the summer. Question: Why, how, and where will these effects of climate…

Technology in the Classroom Rather than wasting paper on expensive textbooks, would it just be easier to pull out a cell phone or tablet? Today, many school districts, all over the country, have cut back on utilizing these massive and out-of-date books, and instead are introducing more advanced technology into classrooms all over the nation. With a great increase of technology in classrooms, what kind of technological innovations will the world see in the future, and how will they benefit…

in 1949 in the history of science. He later taught the history of science at Harvard (1951-56). He taught at the University of California at Berkeley (1956-64). Also at Princeton University (1964-79). Last place he taught at was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979-91). Thomas…

calculated by William Shockley and Hans Queisser in 1961 (6). The reason for the limit is because until recently one photon could only excite one electron while excess energy was given off as heat. However, a research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a technique called single exciton fission. The process has not been perfected, but this technique has the potential of allowing silicon solar cells to have over 30% efficiency (1) and possibly overcome the…

How America is Becoming More Inclusive The American Dream- everyone knows what it is, but who can access it? In the past, the only people who’ve been able to achieve the level of success known as the American Dream was generally limited to white men. These days, however, American society is becoming increasingly inclusive to women and minority groups. While Americans still have a long ways to go until equality is completely achieved, many steps have been taken to ensure that all people,…

Boston Marathon Bombing On April 15th 2013, during the running of the 117th Boston Marathon, the city of Boston experienced a tragic event. Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, brothers from the former Soviet Republic are the alleged suspects who perpetrated this tragedy. After a massive search, they were both identified. Tamerlan was killed while being shot by the police and Dzhokhar was captured and is awaiting trial. They allegedly used homemade explosives containing BB like pellets and nails…

the most plentiful energy on earth is solar energy, producing more than 10,000 times the energy the world needs. The Earth is constantly being hit with173,000 terawatts of solar energy (U.S. Dept. of Energy, “2012 Top 6”). With advances in solar technologies and government energy credits, a solar power circuit can be a clean and economical source of energy. There are many factors that have an effect on how efficiently a solar power circuit operates. Sunlight impacts different parts of the Earth…