| Expressions |
Definition |
| Ashdown House, MIT |
Ashdown House is a graduate dormitory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (references) |
| Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten |
The Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten, Leipzig, 1796 to 1808, 8vo, 6 vols., 2,762 pages, was an encyclopedia edited by Dr Renatus Gotthelf Löbel, who intended to supersede Johann Hübner, and included geography, history, and in part biography, besides mythology, philosophy, natural history, etc. Vols. i-iv (A to R) appeared 1796 to 1800, vol. v in 1806. This work was acquired and completed by Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus in 1808 and formed the basis of the many editions of the Brockhaus encyclopedia, which continues publication to this day. (references) |
| Die Sendung mit der Maus |
Die Sendung mit der Maus (The show with the mouse) is a children's series on German television. (references) |
| Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH or GesmbH) is a type of legal entity created in Germany in 1892. Literally translating as company with limited liability, the Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung inspired the creation of the limited liability company entity in other countries. The GmbH model is extremely common in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Other variations include mbH (used when the term Gesellschaft is part of the company name itself) and gGmbH (gemeinnützige GmbH) for non-profit companies. (references) |
| Gott Mit Uns |
Gott Mit Uns (meaning God With Us) was a motto of the Prussian emperor; it was later used by German armies in both World Wars I and II (during the latter because of Hitler's desire not to alienate German Christians). (references) |
| MIT $1K Business Idea Competition |
The MIT $1K Business Idea Competition is a business plan competition held by the MIT Entrepreneurship Center at the MIT Sloan School of Management. It is a "warm-up" competition held prior to submissions for the larger MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition, one of the world's most famous business plan competitions. (references) |
| MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition |
The MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition is one of the largest and most famous student business plan competitions in the world. It is sponsored by the MIT Entrepreneurship Center at the MIT Sloan School of Management. (references) |
| MIT .LRN |
.LRN is a widely adopted enterprise-class open source software for supporting learning and research. Originally developed at MIT, .LRN today is used by nearly half a million users in more than eighteen countries worldwide. With a powerful underlying development framework that promotes scalable innovation for collaborative education, .LRN is used by higher education institutions, as well as K-12, government, and non-profit organizations. .LRN also provides a total cost of ownership significantly lower than custom or commercial solutions. (references) |
| Mit Abu Al-Kum, Al-Minufiyah, Egypt |
A small village in the Monufeya Governorate in the Nile delta of Egypt in which President Anwar_Sadat was born. One of the popular landmarks of this village is the Museum which was the house of the president. (references) |
| MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory |
Founders included Professor Marvin Minsky, John McCarthy (who invented Lisp) and a talented community of computer programmers. In the 1950s - 1970s, they shared a computer room with a computer (initially a PDP-6, and later a PDP-10) for which they built a time-sharing operating system called ITS. (references) |
| MIT artwork |
Like many colleges and universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has sculptures and other art-related installations scattered across its campus. (references) |
| MIT Assassins' Guild |
The MIT Assassins' Guild is a student society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that runs several live action role-playing games (LARPs) each semester. It also runs Patrol, a game involving teams of players shooting at each other with dart guns, every Saturday night. (references) |
| MIT BBS |
MIT BBS is a popular online forum where thousands of overseas Chinese gather daily to exchange information and to discuss a variety of topics. (references) |
| MIT Blackjack Team |
The MIT Blackjack Team was, as the name suggests, a group of students or ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who attempted to beat major United States casinos at blackjack. The time period of these efforts ran from 1979 through to the start of the 21st century. (references) |
| Mit brennender Sorge |
Mit brennender Sorge (German for "With deep anxiety", word by word: "With burning worry") is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI, published on March 10, 1937 (but bearing a date of Passion Sunday, March 14). The encyclical dealt with the condition of the Roman Catholic Church in Nazi Germany, and condemned Nazism. It is one of the few papal encyclicals in history not written in Latin. The encyclical was addressed to German bishops and was read in all parish churches of Germany. Pope Pius XI credited its creation and writing to his Papal Secretary of State, Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli. It had to be disseminated in secrecy. (references) |
| MIT Chapel |
The MIT Chapel (dedicated 1955) is a non-denominational chapel designed by noted architect Eero Saarinen. It is located on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, next to Kresge Auditorium which Saarinen also designed, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (references) |
| MIT COG project |
The MIT Cog project is part of the Humanoid Robotics Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers at MIT have determined that for a human-level intelligence to gain experience in interacting with humans it needs a large numbers of interactions. With a humanoid form it will be both easy and natural for humans to interact with a robot in a humanlike way. By creating behaviors that respond to environmental stimuli the robot will act more human and also have a better context to decipher and imitate the behavior of true humans. (references) |
| MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory |
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or CSAIL, is an interdisciplinary research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, formed on July 1, 2003 by the merger of MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. CSAIL is the largest such laboratory at MIT, both in terms of the scope of its research and in terms of the number of members. The director of CSAIL is Prof. Rodney Brooks. CSAIL is housed at the Stata Center, designed by Frank Gehry. (references) |
| MIT Entrepreneurship Center |
The MIT Entrepreneurship Center is one of the largest research and teaching centers at the MIT Sloan School of Management. It was founded in the early 1990's and charged with the mission to develop MIT's entrepreneurial activities and interests in education and research, alliances, and the community. (references) |
| Mit Ghamr |
Mit Ghamr (Arabic: ميت غمر) is an Egyptian center for producing aluminium accounting for more than 70% of total egyptian production. It is a town in the Ad Daqahliyah governorate second only to Al Mansurah in population and importance. Mit Ghamr is the home to one of the best known islamic scholars Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy. (references) |
| MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems |
The MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems is a research laboratory of MIT, working in the areas of communication, controls, and signal processing. It is located in the Stata Center. The current director is Prof. Vincent Chan. (references) |
| MIT Media Lab |
The Wiesner Building's AtriumThe MIT Media Lab in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology engages in education and research in the digital technology used for expression and communication. It was founded in 1985 by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte and former MIT President Jerome Wiesner (now deceased) and opened its doors in the Wiesner Building (designed by I.M. Pei), or the E15 building at MIT in 1985. The Media Lab receives substantial funding from a consortium of commercial partners, who gain access to the intellectual property generated at the lab. (references) |
| MIT Musical Theatre Guild |
The MIT Musical Theatre Guild (MTG) is one of the oldest and most popular theater groups on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus. As their name suggests, they do musical theater. They do four shows a year: Spring, Summer, and Fall, as well as one over IAP, where the production period is shortened to a month. It is primarily a student organization, although it counts many alumni, staff members, and other community members in its ranks. (references) |
| MIT Press |
The MIT Press was created in 1932 as an imprint called Technology Press. It became an independent publishing house and acquired its modern name in 1962. (references) |
| MIT Sloan School of Management |
The MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. (references) |
| MIT wind ensemble |
The MIT Wind Ensemble (or MITWE or 21M.426) is a group of instrumental performers who are students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The group performs classic (such as Holst and Grainger) and contemporary wind ensemble repertoire. It also commissions many new works. (references) |
| MIT World |
MIT World is a website hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, containing a video database of public events and lectures at MIT, accessible to everyone free of charge for non-commercial purposes. (references) |
| Qualitätswein mit Prädikat |
Qualitätswein mit Prädikat usually abbreviated to QmP is the level in the German wine classification to which almost all quality German wines belong. The wines must be produced from recognised grape varieties grown within one district, which must be declared on the label, and the grapes must reach a prescribed level of ripeness depending on the region and variety. QmP wines are the only German wines for which chaptalization is forbidden. Before the current classification system, unchaptalized wines were indicated by the word naturwein on the label. (references) |
| The MIT Tech |
The Tech is the oldest and largest student newspaper of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as the first newspaper to be published online. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
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