moments of decision Kaiser, David. text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass MIT Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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vi, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Introduction: moments of decision / David Kaiser -- "God speed the institute": the foundational years, 1861-1894 / Merritt Roe Smith -- Mergers and acquisitions / Bruce Sinclair -- Patrons and a plan / Christophe Lécuyer -- MIT and war / Deborah Douglas -- Elephant on the Charles: postwar growing pains / David Kaiser -- "Time of troubles" for the special laboratories / Stuart W. Leslie -- "Refrain from using the alphabet": how community outreach catalyzed the life sciences at MIT / John Durant -- Putting gender on the table / Lotte Bailyn, with an afterword by Nancy Hopkins -- Epilogue / Susan Hockfield. edited by David Kaiser. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us-ma Massachusetts Institute of Technology History T171.M428 B43 2010 378.744/4 BEC 9780262113236 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262113236 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2009052641 DLC 091215 20160621154900.0 16023212