Engineering remains its largest school, though MIT has also developed prominent programs in basic science, economics, management, architecture, and humanities. MIT has an urban campus that extends more than a mile (1.6 km) along the Charles River. Academic buildings are connected by an extensive corridor system.
Since its founding, MIT has been key to helping American science and innovation lead the world. Discoveries that begin here generate jobs and power the economy — and what we create today builds a better tomorrow for all of us.
Founded to accelerate the nation’s industrial revolution, MIT is profoundly American. With ingenuity and drive, our graduates have invented fundamental technologies, launched new industries, and created millions of American jobs.
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MIT researcher Ryan Williams has uncovered a surprising connection between how long a computation takes and how much memory it needs. His new result shows that even very time-consuming problems can sometimes be solved using far less memory than expected, by cleverly reusing space.
MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston, in the vibrant innovation district of Kendall Square. Founded in 1865, MIT established a new kind of independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized America.