Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), founded in 186 1, is located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Its main campus is built on the Charles River. It is a world-renowned top private research university and a member of the Global University Presidents Forum [73]. [1][2][3] MIT focused on applied science and engineering in its early days. After World War II, the demand for R&D relying on American defense technology rose. [4][5] During World War II and the Cold War, researchers at MIT contributed to the scientific and technological development of computers, radars and inertial navigation systems. [6][5][7] By 2020, MIT has produced 8 Fields Prize winners and 26 Turing Prize winners. [75] Chinese name MIT mbth is short for MIT, MIT was founded at 186 1, founder william barton rogers, school-running type private university, school-running category, comprehensive research university, school-running characteristics, member of association of american universities, member of the Global University Presidents Forum [67] Current leader L. Rafael Reif, established Engineering College, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Si Long Business School. [1] Address No.77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02 139 Major awards: 97 Nobel Prizes, 8 Fields Prizes, 26 Turing Prizes [9], 5 Pulitzer Prizes, 2 Olympic gold medals, 4 * * medals, and famous alumnus Ben Bernanke [/kloc-0] 602 (autumn 2018) [13] Number of graduate students 6972 (autumn 2018) [13] Campus area 166 mu (67 hectares,10000.