MIT, a Nobel Prize Factory

MIT, founded in Boston in 1861 and relocated to Cambridge in 1916, has been affiliated with 97 Nobel Prize winners, more than any institution except the University of Chicago. Its graduates and faculty have been responsible for inventions including radar, the first commercial computer, the inertial guidance system used in every modern aircraft and missile, email, and RSA encryption. The school's open courseware program, launched in 2001, put virtually the entire MIT curriculum online for free, a decision that influenced how universities around the world thought about education and access.

Source: MIT Admissions