# A Widening Sphere

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- Authors: [Philip N. Alexander](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-n-alexander)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2021-08-03

## Description

How MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a small technical school into a major research university. MIT was founded in 1861 as a polytechnic institute in Boston's Back Bay,...

## Editions

### A Widening Sphere

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-399-6
- Pages: 520
- Published: 2021-08-03
- Language: en_US