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- Publisher: MIT Technology Review
- Editor: Allison Arieff
- Published: March 1, 2024
125 years ago, MIT Technology Review documented a total solar eclipse; it’s happening again in 2024.
In 1900, the recently completed Hotel Fitzpatrick in Washington, Georgia, stood out for its grand Queen Anne architecture, but even more for its technology—it offered electricity, an elevator, and a telephone. When Alfred E. Burton, MIT’s first dean (1902–1921), chronicled his expedition to Washington to record a total solar eclipse...
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Many thanks to Allison Arieff, MIT Technology Review Editorial Director.
