This article, first featured in MIT's student newspaper, is a commentary on the life of Richard M. Nixon.

This site from the MIT Invention Dimension provides information regarding the long-distance collaboration of Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Fuller which resulted in the development of the first anti-fungal antibiotic.

This site provides information on Colin S. Twitchell, inventor of the multi-terrain wheelchair. Learn what inspired Twitchell and about his career at MIT.

Learners investigate moving charges in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are Lorentz force, motion of a charge, and magnetic fields. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters,...

Advanced course requires students to read and analyze primary research on mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA: how it can be damaged, repaired, mutated, and affected by disease.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a free and open educational resource for educators, students and self-learners. The university's physics OpenCourseWare includes a large section on electricity and magnetism. Numerous...

re:constructions is an online resource and study guide, designed to spark discussions and reflections about the media's role in covering the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath. Through discussions with students, staff, and...

This is an opinion essay by a faculty member from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) of an article from The Economist. This is a good site for the serious student.

College-level electrical engineering textbook starting from the Coulomb-Lorentz force law on a point charge. Sample problems that reinforce the content are found at the end of each chapter. Includes downloadable excerpts of the textbook...

This course outline offers resources for studying controversial social issues of both the present and past.

Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Fuller Brown, inventors in New York state who developed the antifungal drug Nystatin, are featured in this brief biography.

A bio on this important 1960's inventor who provided the world with the semiconductor injection laser, a purification of germanium and much more - most of which is still in use today.

This brief article on the life and contributions of George Westinghouse (1846-1914) includes a picture. Read about his air brake as well as his development of the alternating current system.

Learn about Dr. Patricia Bath, an opthalmologic surgeon, credited with the invention of the Laserphaco Probe, a surgical device used in the removal of cataracts. Learn about Bath's early education, her studies of the blindness rates at...

Here is information on Dean Kamen's education, career, and his contributions to the medical world. Learn about his "revolutionary, pocket-sized infusion pump [that] allowed patients to reeceive regulated intravenous medication."

Use this site to learn about the inventor of the electro-magnetic motor, Nikola Tesla. Find out why Tesla's experimentation with alternating current was so important to later inventions and use of electricity.

Percy Lavon Julian is featured in this brief biography for his innovative contributions to medicine.

Read about William D. Coolidge, his education, work, and his invention--the X-Ray Tube--as well as other medical innovations he is credited with. Learn how x-rays work and how they have contributed to the medical world.

Learn about the work done by Albert Macovski, which included the development of digital radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how these inventions impact the medical world.

Use this site to learn about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the architect who designed it, Maya Lin.

Learn about the development of the prosthetic arm by Ivan Yaeger. This article talks about his work creating articial limbs for a little girl born without arms and how these limbs worked.

Article describes ZigBee wireless communication, its uses and features, and one of its first targeted applications - cheaply installed portable light switches, thermostats, and security systems in the home. (Published August 19, 2004)

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigated whether the ancient Egyptians could have used a synthetic concrete for the huge stones used in building the pyramids. The theory has met enormous resistance...

This resources offers a framework for the study of this ever illusive and beguiling topic which goes to the very heart of positivist efforts to understand social behavior.