MADISON - Jim Willmore never talked much about his job at Qualcomm, the San Diego-based mobile communications chip maker where he worked for 21 years, most recently as senior director of engineering. So, it was…
The Philippines, the US, and a century of military alliance
Christopher Capozzola’s new book examines how military engagement has shaped social connections between the two nations. MIT Historian Christopher Capozzola is the author of the new book, “Bound by War: How the United States and…
Study sheds light on the evolution of the earliest dinosaurs
Geological evidence suggests the known dinosaur groups diverged early on, supporting the traditional dinosaur family tree Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The classic dinosaur family tree has two subdivisions of early dinosaurs at…
How writing technology shaped classical thinking
Stephanie Frampton’s new book explores the written word in the Roman world. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Roman poet Lucretius’ epic work “De rerum natura,” or “On the Nature of Things,” is the oldest surviving scientific treatise…
How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly
Few animals are more problematic than the tiny African insect known to English speakers as the tsetse fly. This is the carrier of “sleeping sickness,” an often deadly neurological illness in humans, as well as…