MIT Tech Connection
An MIT Alumni Association Publication
May 2019
Ticked Off by a Wrench, MIT Engineer Fixed His Place in Tool History
Robert G. Gottlieb ’60, SM ’61 didn’t have posterity in mind when he invented the Stanley Tools 85-610 Locking Wrench in 1982. He was simply exasperated.
Video: Robotic Microscope Puts Pathology in 3D
By automating the processing of tissue samples, 3Scan enables pathologists to conduct “an orchestra of robots that can image vast fields of biology,” says Cody Daniel ’11.
Travel with Fellow Alumni to Patagonia
Experience towering peaks, sprawling glaciers, and crystal-clear lakes in Patagonia’s Torres Del Paine National Park, with explorations led by Professor Dan Cziczo, Oct. 31–Nov. 10.
Watch June 6 and 7: MIT Hooding and Commencement
Tune in to the livestream of June 7’s Commencement festivities, including remarks by former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg, as well as the Class of 1969 leading the graduates into their lives as MIT alumni. Doctoral Hooding ceremonies, with speaker Squire Booker PhD ’94, will be streamed on June 6.
Around the Institute
From Test Tubes to Tactical Ops
Kelly Shannon ’02 has always loved investigating. It’s what drew her to MIT to study biology. It’s also what led to her eventual career as an FBI special agent.
MIT Once a Dream, Now a Homecoming
K’Andrea Bickerstaff ’89 says MIT trained her to solve problems. Now she owns a consulting firm specializing in intellectual property: “The work is like solving a mystery, which is what I love.”
Sixty Years, Seven Continents, 5,000 Stoves
“Curious George” Basch ’59 has traveled the world for decades. In the process, he founded the Himalayan Stove Project to improve living conditions for scores of Nepali households.
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