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When the butterfly effect took flight

Half a century ago, Edward Lorenz SM '43, ScD '48, overthrew the idea of the clockwork universe with his ground-breaking research on chaos. Now MIT professors are working to establish a climate research center in his name.

A difference maker

Vannevar Bush PhD ’16, a unique figure in American history, transformed his country’s scientific establishment during its wartime hour of need.
Robert Taylor, MIT’s first African-American graduate

A foundation for building

How MIT’s first African-American graduate, Robert Taylor, became a prominent architect and brought the MIT philosophy across regional and racial barriers.

The lonely crowd

In a new book, Sherry Turkle documents the sometimes-detrimental effects of technology on our families and social lives.

A hardy Constitution

In Ratification, historian Pauline Maier uncovers the contentious debates behind a political document that many Americans once opposed.

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