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Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
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Harvard University is a privateresearch University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.

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Top Universities in Boston 1. Harvard University is in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 2. Boston is the capital and largest city of the US state of Massachusetts, and one of the oldest cities in the country. 3. Founded in 1630, Boston was a key site in the American Revolution. 4. There are many top Universities in Boston including the Harvard University, the best global University. 5. The ranking of top 10 universities in Boston are mentioned below.
Ranking of The Top Universities in Boston Boston Rank USA Rank University 1 1 Harvard University 2 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 3 20 Boston University 4 36= Tufts University 5 49 Northeastern University 6 55= Boston College 7 62= Brandeis University 8 90= University of Massachusetts, Boston 9 151-160 Suffolk University 10 161-170 Simmons University
HARWARD UNIVERSITY 1. Harvard University is the best school in the US according to the USA rankings 2021. 2. Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest institute of higher learning in the US and among the most prestigious in the world. 3. It is currently home to 23,731 students. 4. Many people had contributed for the establishment of Harvard University initially. 5. Let us recollect the contribution of two people. 1. John Harvard 2. Harry Elkins Widener
John Harvard Born 29 November 1607 England Died 14 September 1638 (aged 30) Charlestown, Massach usetts Bay Colony Cause of death Tuberculosis Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge Occupation Pastor Known for A founder of Harvard College Spouse(s) Ann Sadler Children None
ABOUT JOHN HARVARD 1. John Harvard died due to Tuberculosis. 2. Two years before Harvards death, he donated half of his wealth, ( 780 pounds equal to 1,24,000 pounds today) to establish University. 3. Therefore, University was founded and named after him as Harvard University. 4. Harvard also donated his 400 volumes of books to the library. 5. A library in London was named as John Harvard Library. 6. A bridge which connects Boston to Cambridge was also named as Harvard Bridge.
2. Harry Elkins Widener Born January 3, 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died April 15, 1912 (aged 27) Atlantic Ocean Nationality American Alma mater Harvard University (A.B., 1907) Occupation Businessman, book collector Known for Namesake of Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library
Harry Elkins Widener 1. Harry Elkins Widener, a 27-year-old Philadelphia businessman and book collector had graduated from Harvard College in 1907. 2. He had travelled as First-class Titanic passenger perished in the boats sinking along with his father, George D Widener. 3. Of the 2,224 passengers aboard, 1,514 perished. 4. His mother, Eleanor Elkins Widener, survived, floating to safety aboard lifeboat. 5. Harry Widener's will instructed that his mother shall make arrangements for properly caring for my collec- tion of books ... shall give them to Harvard University to
Harry continued.. 6.Harry Widener had told a friend, not long before he died, "I want to be remembered in connection with a great library, [but] I do not see how it is going to be brought about. 7. "Not long after the Titanic went down, The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library went up at Harvard, thanks to a $3.5 million donation from his grieving mother. 8. It is probable the cost exceeded $3.5 million [equivalent to $70 million in 2020] 9. The library officially opened on June 24, 1915, Commencement Day, barely three years after the Titanic sank.
LIBRARIES IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1.There are 79 libraries, the main and largest one is known as the Widener Memorial Library. 2. It houses about 3.5 million works in over 100 languages, and 92 kilometers of shelves across ten levels.
A history of high achievers 1.Harvard University holds a record number of honors and awards with 161 Nobel Laureates, 23 heads of state, and 132 Pulitzer Prize winners. and 110 Olympic medals (46 gold), 2.Harvard has been producing quality graduates right from the second president of the USA back in 1797 John Adams. 3. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Harvard had educated seven US presidents. 4. Harvard holds real estate totaling 5,457 acres of land, the size of over 4000 football fields!
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HARWARD HALL
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library Dept. of Philosophy
HARWARD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CENTER 1. It is Harvards main classroom and laboratory building for undergraduate science and mathematics. 2. It comprises 9 stories plus a basement and observatory floor. 3. Rooftop astronomical observatory with large optical telescope.
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ART ON DISPLAY CLASS ROOMS
A 4 feet Gregorian reflecting telescope
Harward University- an introduction.pptx
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HARVARD CYCLOTRON LABORATORY(controlpanel) NOTABLE FOR PROTON THERAPY
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  • 3. Top Universities in Boston 1. Harvard University is in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 2. Boston is the capital and largest city of the US state of Massachusetts, and one of the oldest cities in the country. 3. Founded in 1630, Boston was a key site in the American Revolution. 4. There are many top Universities in Boston including the Harvard University, the best global University. 5. The ranking of top 10 universities in Boston are mentioned below.
  • 4. Ranking of The Top Universities in Boston Boston Rank USA Rank University 1 1 Harvard University 2 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 3 20 Boston University 4 36= Tufts University 5 49 Northeastern University 6 55= Boston College 7 62= Brandeis University 8 90= University of Massachusetts, Boston 9 151-160 Suffolk University 10 161-170 Simmons University
  • 5. HARWARD UNIVERSITY 1. Harvard University is the best school in the US according to the USA rankings 2021. 2. Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest institute of higher learning in the US and among the most prestigious in the world. 3. It is currently home to 23,731 students. 4. Many people had contributed for the establishment of Harvard University initially. 5. Let us recollect the contribution of two people. 1. John Harvard 2. Harry Elkins Widener
  • 6. John Harvard Born 29 November 1607 England Died 14 September 1638 (aged 30) Charlestown, Massach usetts Bay Colony Cause of death Tuberculosis Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge Occupation Pastor Known for A founder of Harvard College Spouse(s) Ann Sadler Children None
  • 7. ABOUT JOHN HARVARD 1. John Harvard died due to Tuberculosis. 2. Two years before Harvards death, he donated half of his wealth, ( 780 pounds equal to 1,24,000 pounds today) to establish University. 3. Therefore, University was founded and named after him as Harvard University. 4. Harvard also donated his 400 volumes of books to the library. 5. A library in London was named as John Harvard Library. 6. A bridge which connects Boston to Cambridge was also named as Harvard Bridge.
  • 8. 2. Harry Elkins Widener Born January 3, 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died April 15, 1912 (aged 27) Atlantic Ocean Nationality American Alma mater Harvard University (A.B., 1907) Occupation Businessman, book collector Known for Namesake of Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library
  • 9. Harry Elkins Widener 1. Harry Elkins Widener, a 27-year-old Philadelphia businessman and book collector had graduated from Harvard College in 1907. 2. He had travelled as First-class Titanic passenger perished in the boats sinking along with his father, George D Widener. 3. Of the 2,224 passengers aboard, 1,514 perished. 4. His mother, Eleanor Elkins Widener, survived, floating to safety aboard lifeboat. 5. Harry Widener's will instructed that his mother shall make arrangements for properly caring for my collec- tion of books ... shall give them to Harvard University to
  • 10. Harry continued.. 6.Harry Widener had told a friend, not long before he died, "I want to be remembered in connection with a great library, [but] I do not see how it is going to be brought about. 7. "Not long after the Titanic went down, The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library went up at Harvard, thanks to a $3.5 million donation from his grieving mother. 8. It is probable the cost exceeded $3.5 million [equivalent to $70 million in 2020] 9. The library officially opened on June 24, 1915, Commencement Day, barely three years after the Titanic sank.
  • 11. LIBRARIES IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1.There are 79 libraries, the main and largest one is known as the Widener Memorial Library. 2. It houses about 3.5 million works in over 100 languages, and 92 kilometers of shelves across ten levels.
  • 12. A history of high achievers 1.Harvard University holds a record number of honors and awards with 161 Nobel Laureates, 23 heads of state, and 132 Pulitzer Prize winners. and 110 Olympic medals (46 gold), 2.Harvard has been producing quality graduates right from the second president of the USA back in 1797 John Adams. 3. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Harvard had educated seven US presidents. 4. Harvard holds real estate totaling 5,457 acres of land, the size of over 4000 football fields!
  • 16. Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library Dept. of Philosophy
  • 17. HARWARD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CENTER 1. It is Harvards main classroom and laboratory building for undergraduate science and mathematics. 2. It comprises 9 stories plus a basement and observatory floor. 3. Rooftop astronomical observatory with large optical telescope.
  • 19. ART ON DISPLAY CLASS ROOMS
  • 20. A 4 feet Gregorian reflecting telescope