MIT Lincoln Laboratory, also known as Lincoln Lab, is a federally funded research and development center managed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and funded by the United States Department of Defense. Lincoln Lab is located at Hanscom Field in the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, and was founded in 1951. Federally Funded Research and Developments Centers (FFRDCs) conduct research for the federal government. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a leading research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a world leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Hanscom Field is an airport located in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. ... British troops fire on Minutemen during The Battle of Lexington Lexington is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

In 1950, MIT undertook a summer study, named Project Charles, to explore the feasibility of establishing a major laboratory focused on air defense. The summer study recommended the establishment of a laboratory, named Project Lincoln, (later renamed Lincoln Laboratory) to be operated by MIT for the Army, Navy and Air Force. In the early years, the most important developments to come out of Lincoln Lab were SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment), a nationwide network of radar and anti-aircraft weapons linked to digital computers conceived by professor George E. Valley, and the DEW Line (Distant Early Warning Line), a radar surveillance system placed along the polar gateway to the United States. Species see List of Salvia species Sage is a term used for plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, Lamiaceae. ... A rough map of the three warning lines The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in...

NBMDS controversy

There was a controversy surrounding Lincoln Lab between 2001 and 2004, pertaining to test data for a component of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. It has been alleged (most notably by MIT faculty member Theodore Postol) that the 1999 "POET" report, co-authored by two staff members (who are no longer with the Lab), may have contained fabricated test data. There are no allegations that Lincoln Laboratory fabricated data or interfered with the investigation. The investigation is now closed, with the Department of Defense insisting that the information in question is classified; Postol disputes this argument. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A payload launch vehicle carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is launched from Meck Island at the Kwajalein Missile Range on Dec. ...

External links

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory home page
• DoD Bars Inquiry on Fraud at Lincoln Lab