[Editors] MIT "firsts"

[Jean Foster]

Oops. Sorry. I missed the "relatively recent".

-jean-
On Aug 29, 2005, at 4:34 PM, William T G Litant wrote:

> Elizabeth:
>
> Do you want us to go back this far? When you said "relatively  
> recent" I assumed
> something like 10 years. If you can offer a cut-off date,it'll make  
> research
> easier.
>
> Best,
> Bill Litant
>
> Quoting Jean Foster <jfoster at MIT.EDU>:
>
>
>> Hi Elizabeth,
>>
>> Here's one:
>>
>> - The development of the first real-time, digital  magnetic-core   
>> rapid access memory (RAM) computer (Whirlwind) in the late 40's.   
>> It  was housed in my building, n42, and there are many photos of  
>> it  hanging on the walls!
>> (http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/everett=forrester.html)
>>
>> -jean-
>> On Aug 29, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Elizabeth Thomson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Everybody,
>>>
>>> Thought you could help me out with a query from President   
>>> Hockfield's office. Dr. Hockfield would like examples of things   
>>> that MIT has given the world - recently or in the not too  
>>> distant  past - and the researcher(s) behind those breakthroughs.
>>>
>>> To get you thinking, below are a few examples I came up with:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> the first atom laser
>>>> http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1997/atom-0129.html
>>>>
>>>> first "transatlantic touch"
>>>> http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2002/touchlab3.html
>>>>
>>>> first robotic snail (RoboSnail)
>>>> http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2003/robosnail.html
>>>>
>>>> first tissue-engineering experiment in space
>>>> http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1997/spacecartilage.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'll compile your replies and, if you'd like, send the final  
>>> list  back to this group.
>>>
>>> Many thanks!
>>>
>>> Elizabeth
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