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Annual history essay contest

Brentan Alexander '07, Aurora, Colo., for "The Civic Center of Denver, Colorado: The Dream and the Struggle"

Anna Bergren '05, mathematics, Laurel, Md., for "Throwing Punches and Cutting Deals: Saving Boston's CITGO Sign in 1983"

Annemarie Grandke '04, physics, Mohrendorf, Germany, for "Louis XIV: The Causes of the Dutch War, Personal Desires for Glory, and the Power of Art in the Creation of the Sun King"

Peter Stone '05, materials sciences and engineering, Centereach, N.Y., for "The Failure of Americanization in the Southern Colonies During the American Revolution: A Brief Social and Military Review"

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 2, 2004 (download PDF).

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