2007
MITERS Boy Makes Good
It seems like just days ago that I was trying to explain the MITERS community, in light of Star Simpson’s misguided electronic jewelry mooninite event. Now comes news that Saul Griffith, former MITERS superstar, has just won a MacArthur Fellowship. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. I’ve had the honor of knowing Saul when he was at MIT, but I have informants who tell me that as a teenager he was already absolutely devoted to becoming an engineer who would make the world a better place. He navigated through MIT trying to stay true to that dream, even though that’s not always the way to get ahead here. And he continued after his doctorate, working hard to fund work on renewable energy rather than doing weapons contracting, despite constant pressure and the promise of incredible profit.
Congrats to Saul.