Editing MIT Press (section)

== History ==
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MIT Press traces its origins back to 1926 when MIT published a lecture series entitled ''Problems of Atomic Dynamics'' given by the visiting German physicist and later [[Nobel Prize]] winner, [[Max Born]]. In 1932, MIT's publishing operations were first formally instituted by the creation of an [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] called '''Technology Press'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA-->.<ref name="MITP-50"/>{{rp|13}} This imprint was founded by [[James R. Killian, Jr.]], at the time editor of MIT's alumni magazine and later to become MIT president. Technology Press published eight titles independently, then in 1937 entered into an arrangement with [[John Wiley & Sons]] in which Wiley took over marketing and editorial responsibilities.<ref name="MITP-50"/>{{rp|13}} 

In 1961, the [[centennial]] of MIT's founding charter, the publisher was renamed as "The MIT Press".<ref name="MITP-50"/>{{rp|14}}
In 1962 the association with Wiley came to an end after a further 125 titles had been published. The Press has since functioned as an independent publishing house.<ref name="MIT Press History 2012">{{cite web|title=History |website=The MIT Press|url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/about/history|access-date=2012-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020085241/http://mitpress.mit.edu/about/history|archive-date=2012-10-20}}</ref>

A European marketing office was opened in 1969, and a Journals division was added in 1972. In the late 1970s, responding to changing economic conditions, the publisher narrowed the focus of their catalog to a few key areas, initially architecture, computer science and artificial intelligence, economics, and cognitive science.<ref name="MIT Press History 2012"/> 

Since then, the MIT Press has broadened the scope of its publishing activities to encompass new titles in the humanities, while retaining its strengths in science and technology. The Press has been a pioneer in the [[Open Access]] publishing movement, which seeks to offer unimpeded access to fresh academic research to the entire world.

In January 2010, MIT Press published its 9000th title,<ref name="MIT Press History 2012"/> and in 2012 the Press celebrated its 50th anniversary, including publishing a 32-page commemorative booklet on paper and online.<ref name="MITP-50"/><ref name="MITP-History"/> In 2022 the Press celebrated its 60th anniversary, releasing a commemorative 14-panel [[Book folding|Z-folded pamphlet]] on paper and online to highlight significant titles it has published over the decades.<ref name="MITP-60">{{cite web |title=Celebrating 60 years of illuminating publishing |url=https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/mit-press/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/11142520/mitpress_60th_anniversary_brochure.pdf |website=Cloudfront |publisher=MIT Press |access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref><ref name="MITP-History"/>

MIT Press co-founded the distributor TriLiteral LLC with [[Yale University Press]] and [[Harvard University Press]]. TriLiteral was acquired by [[LSC Communications]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web| title = LSC Buys TriLiteral; Turner Purchases Gürze Books| work = Publishers Weekly| access-date = 2018-07-08| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/76495-lsc-buys-triliteral-turner-purchases-g-rze-books.html |first1=Jim |last1=Milliot |date=Apr 3, 2018 }}</ref>

In July 2020, MIT Press transitioned its worldwide sales and distribution to [[Penguin Random House#Penguin Random House Publisher Services|Penguin Random House Publisher Services]].