Building 20 nurtured many influential researchers
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Building 20 was a famously makeshift MIT structure renowned for its unorthodox environment that fostered groundbreaking research and launched the careers of many influential scientists and engineers.
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| instanceOf |
MIT building
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building ⓘ temporary building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Magical Incubator
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Plywood Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | wood-frame temporary structure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jerome Wiesner
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MIT Tech Model Railroad Club hackers NERFINISHED ⓘ Noam Chomsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
Radiation Laboratory
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World War II research ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolishedFor | construction of the Ray and Maria Stata Center ⓘ |
| demolitionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
incubator of influential researchers
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site of many important scientific advances ⓘ |
| hostedResearchIn |
acoustics
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computer-related experimentation ⓘ electronics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ nuclear science ⓘ radar technology ⓘ |
| influenced |
MIT approach to interdisciplinary research
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MIT culture of innovation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental culture
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flexible space allocation ⓘ fostering groundbreaking research ⓘ informal atmosphere ⓘ interdisciplinary collaboration ⓘ makeshift construction ⓘ nurturing influential scientists and engineers ⓘ unorthodox research environment ⓘ |
| legacy |
example of how informal spaces can nurture innovation
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symbol of creative freedom in research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| material |
plywood
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wood ⓘ |
| partOf | MIT campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
MIT Acoustics Laboratory
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MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science researchers ⓘ MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science NERFINISHED ⓘ MIT Linguistics Department NERFINISHED ⓘ MIT Radiation Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ MIT Tech Model Railroad Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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