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Early MIT— Part 2: An Industrial Research Powerhouse

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Each piece in the MIT series can stand alone for the most part, but I’ve written them in such a way that they build off each other. So, I’d recommend reading Part 1 before this piece for optimal pleasure. As was true of the last piece, the majority of the MIT-related information in this piece comes from Philip Alexander’s fantastic work of history called A Widening Sphere: Evolving Cultures at MIT. *I am eager to connect with readers who run a research operation themselves or write about progress. If that sounds like you, please reach out and I’d love to talk! (or if you just think we’d get along, please feel free to reach out as well) *This is another piece done in partnership with the Good Science Project The first piece in this series covered the early decades of MIT and its approach toward educating many of the engineers who would end up in leading roles in America’s era of peak growth and building. In this piece, I will cover the Institute’s differentiated approach to research. MI

Each piece in the MIT series can stand alone for the most part, but I’ve written them in such a way that they build off each other. So, I’d recommend reading Part 1 before this piece for optimal pleasure. As was true of the last piece, the majority of the MIT-related information in this piece comes from Philip Alexander’s fantastic work of history called A Widening Sphere: Evolving Cultures at MIT. *I am eager to connect with readers who run a research operation themselves or write about progress. If that sounds like you, please reach out and I’d love to talk! (or if you just think we’d…

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