Building 20, Research facility at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
Building 20 featured an F-shaped layout with interconnected wings along Vassar Street, spanning multiple floors with wooden construction and flexible interior spaces.
Built in 1943 during World War II, the structure housed the MIT Radiation Laboratory where scientists developed radar technologies for military applications.
The building became a center for scientific innovation, hosting multiple research groups and fostering collaboration between physicists, engineers, and computer scientists.
The structure allowed occupants to modify interior spaces according to their needs, with researchers freely altering walls and installing equipment for experiments.
Nine Nobel Prize winners conducted research within Building 20 before its demolition in 1998 to make space for the Ray and Maria Stata Center.
Inception: 1943
Part of: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
GPS coordinates: 42.36190,-71.09050
Latest update: March 13, 2025 12:27
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