From MIT's earliest days, mechanical engineers have tackled challenges of the times – advancing the fundamentals of the discipline, inventing breakthrough technologies, and bringing innovations to scale. In this issue, we explore MechE's history, our Foundations, and celebrate people, spaces, and ideas that have shaped our department and field through the years.
—John Hart, Class of 1922 Professor, Department Head
Dr. Woodie Flowers was a visionary in mechanical engineering education, shaping learning at MIT and beyond. Flowers passed away in 2019, but his legacy lives on – and the magnitude of the educational revolution he helped to evolve was profound.