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William Barton Rogers (7 de diciembre de 1804 – 30 de mayo de 1882) es más conocido por establecer, abogar e incorporar los principios de fundación del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts (MIT) en 1861.
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William Barton Rogers (December 7, 1804 – May 30, 1882) was an American geologist, physicist, and educator at the College of William & Mary from 1828 to 1835 and at the University of Virginia from 1835 to 1853.
- College of William and Mary (no degree)
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- Founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Students in the “MIT and Slavery” course are documenting how slavery contributed to the career of William Barton Rogers (the founder of MIT), how it influenced the establishment and early success of the Institute, and how it shaped science and engineering in the Civil War era.
William Barton Rogers, 1804-1882, the founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was educated at the College of William and Mary but apparently did not receive a degree. He was professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the College of William and Mary from 1828 until 1835, when he was elected to the chair of natural philosophy ...
William Barton Rogers (7 de diciembre de 1804 - 30 de mayo de 1882) fue un geólogo, físico y educador estadounidense en el College of William & Mary de 1828 a 1835 y en la Universidad de Virginia de 1835 a 1853. En 1861, Rogers fundó el Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts.
William Barton Rogers, geólogo y fundador, quería establecer una institución para hacer frente a los rápidos avances científicos y tecnológicos. No deseaba fundar una escuela profesional, sino una combinación de elementos tanto de la educación profesional y liberal, él escribió:
William Barton Rogers (1804-1882) was a noted geologist and educator who had a vision for a new educational model. He began to organize and promote his ideas for a “polytechnic” institute as early as the 1840s. And he pursued his ideas until MIT was finally founded in 1861.
