Massachusetts institute of technology notable alumni is a list of Massachusetts institute of technology notable people. The list includes alumni who attended the Institute and laureates (alumni who are also recipients) of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal, Olympic medalists, entrepreneurs, and CEOs. The history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology began in 1861 with the formation of a committee for the promotion of a Mechanics' Institute by Amos Lawrence, president and founder of the Boston Typographical Union. Lawrence was a member and treasurer of the American Federation of Labor. He was also an influential figure on the political scene, being elected to two terms as state auditor (1854–1856), appointed to be clerk and treasurer on the board of state commissioners (1859–1861), and appointed by Abraham Lincoln as registrar for pensions in 1863. His role as chairman of this committee would turn out to have a significant influence on his later career.
What does the Massachusetts institute of technology notable alumni mean?
It means the list of notable alumni from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
How is the list being sorted?
The list is sorted by four main criteria- Year of graduation, College affiliation, category, and discipline. The years shown in this article are graduation years. For example, a person who graduated in 2001 will be sorted under the 2000s even though he graduated in 2001. This sorting will be consistent throughout this article so it can become very useful to compare different colleges based on their respective notable alumni.
How many notable people have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
This list includes alumni who attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We tried to make this list as accurate as possible by doing extensive research and contacting the MIT Alumni Association. For the most up-to-date information available please visit their website.
How is this list relevant and useful?
The most important thing to remember while reading this list is that it has been sorted by alumni category. For consistency, all the alumni categories listed in this article will consist of the same number of people per category. That way, you can make comparisons between categories easier.
How are the categories relevant and useful?
The categories are being used to segregate the alumni of different colleges. For example, the list contains entrepreneurs and CEOs of different companies. These two categories can be compared easily by switching between the Entrepreneurs and CEOs category pages.
What is a notable person?
Notable people are those whom Wikipedia considers important enough to have an article about them. If a person does not have an article then do not expect him/her to be on our list because it is a list of notable alumni from various colleges.
What are notable alumni?
A notable alumni is a person who has attended a given college or university, and who, in the eyes of Wikipedia editors, has become very well known either during or after his/her time at that institution.
What exactly are the sorting criteria?
Year of graduation (period), College affiliation, category (entrepreneurs, Nobel prize winners, etc.), discipline/profession (entrepreneurship, etc.), and finally alphabetical sorting. For example, if you want to compare two different years based on a category then you can switch to a particular year by clicking on it.
Why is there a page for each year?
The main reason why there are pages for each year is to provide easier access to different years. There will be some tables that will be included in the articles of different years so you can use these tables to make comparisons between different years. For example, the main page contains a table comparing Nobel Prize winners of all categories so you can very easily compare the top 5 winners of any category.
What are notable people?
A notable alumni is a person who has attended a given college or university, and who, in the eyes of Wikipedia editors, has become very well known either during or after their time at that institution. If a person does not have an article then do not expect him/her to be on this list because it is a list of notable alumni from various colleges. If a person does not fit any criteria then he/she will not appear on the list either because there will be no category for him/her.
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