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Becoming MIT
David Kaiser
其他書名
Moments of Decision
出版MIT Press, 2010
主題Education / GeneralEducation / Schools / Levels / HigherEducation / HistoryScience / HistoryTechnology & Engineering / History
ISBN02621132369780262113236
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=dXy0b3gHimgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋How did MIT become MIT? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology marks the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2011. Over the years, MIT has lived by its motto, Mens et Manus (Mind and Hand), dedicating itself to the pursuit of knowledge and its application to real-world problems. MIT has produced leading scholars in fields ranging from aeronautics to economics, invented entire academic disciplines, and transformed ideas into market-ready devices. This book examines a series of turning points, crucial decisions that helped define MIT. Many of these issues have relevance today: the moral implications of defense contracts, the optimal balance between government funding and private investment, and the right combination of basic science, engineering, and humanistic scholarship in the curriculum.