Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing

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This is pure propaganda. MIT wants to take credit for the accomplishments of any and every person who did something interesting and useful there. Blah, blah, blah.

Propaganda is a harsh word. Self-promotion maybe better.

The article is to commemorate the "launch of the new $1 billion MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing" and credit has been given to the creators and outside groups that MIT worked with.

Point well taken. However, some of the "25 ways in which MIT has already transformed the world of computing technology" are a stretch. For example, email was not developed at MIT. A more accurate claim would be something like "25 ways in which MIT graduates and researchers have transformed the world of computing".

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