The Georgia Institute of Technology, also called Georgia Tech, is located on 373 acres of land in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a public research university and one of the top 40 institutions of higher learning in the U.S. Georgia Tech was established in 1888, and became co-ed in 1952. The school has graduated a number of Nobel Prize winners and renowned scholars like Jimmy Carter, who won a Nobel Prize for peace; Kary Mullis, who won a Nobel for chemistry; Rhodes Scholar and Fulbright Fellow Joy Buolamwini; 2005 Rhodes Scholar Jeremy Farris and 2001 Marshall Scholar Andy Ozment. Notable alumni include football wide receiver Calvin Johnson, comedian Jeff Foxworthy and astronaut Jan Davis. Georgia Tech’s motto is “Progress and Service.” Its colors are white and old gold, and its mascot is Buzz, a yellow jacket bee. Its sporting affiliation is NCAA Division I – ACC, and the women’s tennis team won a 2007 NCAA National Championship. Eight men’s and seven women’s varsity sports teams compete in the NCAA, including men’s football, basketball and baseball, and women’s basketball, tennis and volleyball. The school’s fight song, ““Ramblin’ Wreck,” originated from an old folk tune, “The Sons of the Gamboliers.”
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County. More from Wikipedia...
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