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		LukeShu 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This week in 1988, Robert Morris unleashed his epo... At the same time, it's easy to believe that MIT of 2013 is very different than MIT of 1988.

jszymborski 35 days ago [–]

While that's entirely possible, MIT was established in 1861. I think the old boys club was established long before 1988.

pyuser583 35 days ago | [–]

I’m pretty sure MIT had a “state school” stigma until after WWII. Vandaveer Bush made sure they got lots of war research.

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