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Samurai in Japan, then engineers at MIT

A new exhibit, "From Samurai into Engineers," explores MIT's first Japanese students and their history. The exhibit was developed in collaboration with Christine Pilcavage, managing director of the MIT-Japan program.
November 14, 2024
MIT News
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Peter Dizikes
Samurai in Japan, then engineers at MIT

Portrait photograph of Takuma Dan, Class of 1878, the second Japanese undergraduate student at MIT. Image: Courtesy MIT Museum; Warren's Portraits

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