The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
Original Rogers Building, Back Bay, Boston, c. 1901
Plaque in Building 6 honoring George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak, who was revealed as the anonymous "Mr. Smith" who helped maintain MIT's independence
ROTC students celebrate Veterans Day at MIT in 2019.
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The Charles River, sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles, is an 80-mile-long (129 km) river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles back on itself several times and travels through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The indigenous Massachusett named it Quinobequin, meaning "meandering" or "meandering still water".
Longfellow Bridge (center) connecting Boston and Cambridge crossing a frozen Charles River
View of the bridge over Charles River, an illustration now housed in the New York Public Library
View of the Charles River and Memorial Drive in Cambridge (foreground), and the Back Bay skyline of Boston at night
A sunny day on the Charles River Esplanade