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About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, more popularly known as simply WPI, is a private university located in Worcester, which is a city contained within Worcester County, situated in the US state of Massachusetts, with a population of over 172 000 inhabitants, estimated during the 2000 census, fact which makes New England's 8th largest city.

WPI was established in 1865 and it was one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer students over 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, in areas such as engineering, science, management, technology and arts, leading to master's, bachelor's and PhD degrees.

Athletics

WPI's athletic teams are known as the Engineers and they compete in NCAA Division III, for 20 varsity sports teams. Their distinctive colors are crimson and gray, and their mascot is the Goat.

Notable Alumni

Among WPI's renowned alumni, we also find: Robert Goddard - widely regarded as the Father of Modern Rocketry, Harold Stephen Black - revolutionized electronics by inventing the negative feedback amplifier in 1927, Gilbert Vernam - credited with the dawn of modern cryptography, Robert Stempel - inventor of the catalytic converter and former Chairman and CEO of General Motors, Dean Kamen - invented the first portable insulin pump and started the company that invented the Segway Human Transporter, and Curtis Carlson - famous researcher into imaging systems and current president and CEO of SRI International.