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William Barton Rogers (Filadélfia, 7 de dezembro de 1804 — 30 de maio de 1882) é mais conhecido por ter estabelecido, defendido e incorporado os princípios de fundação do Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts (MIT) em 1861. A universidade foi inaugurada em 1865 depois da Guerra Civil Americana.
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. In 1861, Rogers founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The university opened in 1865 after the American Civil War.
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.
The history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can be traced back to the 1861 incorporation of the "Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston Society of Natural History " led primarily by William Barton Rogers. [1] Vision and mission. William Barton Rogers.
He served as president of MIT from the first meeting of the incorporators in 1862 until 1870, then served a second term from 1879 to 1881. More about William Barton Rogers and the founding of MIT. Prepared by the Institute Archives, MIT Libraries.
William Barton Rogers 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 at the University of Virginia.
William Barton Rogers é mais conhecido por ter estabelecido, defendido e incorporado os princípios de fundação do Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts em 1861. A universidade foi inaugurada em 1865 depois da Guerra Civil Americana.
