Who are the Most Deserving Fake Alums?
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MIT and Cornell are about to embark on the first-ever fictional alumni tournament. Each week a fake MIT alum will go head-to-head against a fictional Cornellian. Community feedback will determine the winner by answering this question: Which person, if real, has the potential to offer the greatest contribution(s) to society?
But we need your input! We have eight slots in the tournament. Who should represent the Institute?
Is Iron Man Tony Stark a given? How about NCIS special agent Tim McGee? Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman? Or world-saver David Levinson from Independence Day?
Post your thoughts in the comments, on our Facebook page, or via Twitter using the hashtag #MITCU. Deadline: Friday, Sept. 23, 10:00 a.m. ET. The first match-up will be posted Monday, Sept. 26.
Characters from film, TV, literature, and video games are eligible. Here's a list of some of the more well-known fictional MIT alumni, in alpha order. Find more on the MIT in Pop Culture Wikipedia page and on the MIT Admissions blog.
Ellie Arroway, Contact (movie version)—SETI researcher
Sam Beckett, Quantum Leap
James Clayton, The Recruit—CIA trainee
Alex Doonesbury—daughter in the comic strip Doonesbury
Dr. Hal Emmerich/Otacon, Metal Gear Solid—video game
Charlie Eppes, Numb3rs
Gordon Freeman, Half-Life—protagonist of the video game series
Tobias Fünke, Arrested Development (post-grad work in psycholinguistics)
Benjamin Gates, National Treasure
Gerald Lambeau, Good Will Hunting—math professor
David Levinson, Independence Day—NYC cable station manager, computer expert, alien fighter
Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting—Southie-bred professor/therapist
Tim McGee, NCIS special agent
Rebecca Miyamoto, Pani Poni Dash!—Japanese manga series
Jim Rhodes/War Machine, Iron Man
Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, The Fantastic Four
Rockhound, Armageddon
Tony Stark, Iron Man
Susan Storm/Invisible Woman, The Fantastic Four (movie version)
Howard Wolowitz, The Big Bang Theory
Comments
Liam
Sun, 01/22/2017 12:17am
Tony stark Aka iron man surely should represent the institute since he made the most revolutionary inventions , like the arc reactor which is an infinite power source and he made the most advanced artificial intelligence ever made J.A.R.V.I.S , he also has the most advanced computers ever seen in a movie. In captain america civil war he even does a presentation at MIT saying he will display each and everyones inventions to give everyone a chance and he also presented a neuroscanner thingy not sure how its called but it turns you worst nightmares and dreams into a holographic display so everyone can see . He also hacked into the pentagon as a dare at high school(he said that in avengers age of ultron btw)
Nancy DuVergne Smith
Thu, 09/22/2011 9:04am
As an NCIS addict, I must advocate for Tim McGee!
Brenda Bell
Tue, 09/20/2011 4:28pm
While I love Dilbert, I'm not sure he'd be capable of contributing more than coding skill to humanity. We've seen a whole lot of Charles Eppes' contributions in the several seasons of Numb3rs, and any of us SF/F fans would have to add Arroway because of the potential of mutually-advantageous contact with extraterrestrials.
Al
Tue, 09/20/2011 1:48pm
I'm actually curious about who Cornell's going to put up.
Rhodes, Stark, Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Gordon Freeman, Lex Luthor
Beez
Tue, 09/20/2011 2:13am
I vote for Lex Luthor.
Teri Centner
Wed, 10/26/2022 12:07pm
MIT in Pop Culture
I am so bummed that the Wikipedia page referenced in this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_in_popular_culture) has been deleted. If anybody knows of an alternate list of all fictional MIT alumni, please share.
Also, if anybody is looking for the final results, visit https://mitcornellfaceoff.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/faceoff-brackets-wk15-full-winner.jpg