Building 20, MIT
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Building 20 at MIT was a famous temporary World War II-era structure known for its makeshift, flexible spaces that fostered groundbreaking research and innovation across multiple disciplines.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Building 20, MIT canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic building
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research facility ⓘ temporary building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Building 20
NERFINISHED
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the magical incubator ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | temporary wooden structure ⓘ |
| associatedWithField |
information theory
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modern linguistics ⓘ radar technology ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Claude Shannon
NERFINISHED
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Jerome Wiesner NERFINISHED ⓘ Noam Chomsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolished | 1998 ⓘ |
| demolitionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
easily reconfigurable interior
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low-cost construction ⓘ unpretentious spaces ⓘ |
| floorPlan | makeshift ⓘ |
| hasNickname | plywood palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedOrganization |
MIT Linguistics Department
NERFINISHED
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MIT Radiation Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT NERFINISHED ⓘ Tech Model Railroad Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedResearchIn |
electrical engineering
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electronics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ nuclear science ⓘ physics ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
flexible research space
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fostering innovation ⓘ housing diverse research groups ⓘ informal atmosphere ⓘ interdisciplinary collaboration ⓘ |
| legacy |
model of flexible research space design
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symbol of serendipitous innovation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
radar research
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war research ⓘ |
| partOf | MIT campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ray and Maria Stata Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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