1865 Democratizing the lab Five decades ago, Margaret MacVicar launched an experiment in inclusivity that became a cornerstone of MIT education. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-12-27T00:00:28-05:00
MIT News feature Calculated combat As a writer, S. L. Huang ’07 invented a gun-toting, math-loving action hero. As a stuntwoman and armorer, she is one. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-10-24T00:00:40-04:00
1865 Pigeon pilots B. F. Skinner trained birds to steer bombs. But his prototype was scrapped in favor of a bat-inspired missile guidance system developed at the Rad Lab. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-10-24T00:00:10-04:00
MIT News feature Tom Leighton, PhD ’81 The math professor who pushed the internet to the edge by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-08-21T00:00:58-04:00
MIT News feature Butler Lampson The man who helped user in the PC era by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-08-21T00:00:51-04:00
1865 Game on How MIT students outfoxed Atari and made one of the world’s best-selling arcade games by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-08-21T00:00:41-04:00
MIT News feature Ivan Sutherland, PhD ’63 The engineer who invented the graphical user interface by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2019-08-21T00:00:20-04:00
1865 The stench of war Ernest Crocker used his million-dollar nose to help fight the Nazis. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2018-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
MIT News feature Engineering microbial worlds A family loss intensified Cullen Buie’s interest in bacteria—and harnessing them for good. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2018-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
1865 Lifting the Fog A fog dissipator invented by Henry Houghton, SM ’27, helped establish the field of cloud physics. by Christina Couch, SM ’15 2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00
