<p>Hmm, I haven’t checked the history until that far. Hence in this case, when and why MIT has become more prominent than Caltech. Does it have anything to do with marketing? Or MIT expands itself to a broader field of expertise such that it attracts more customer? </p>
<p>Also during the WWII, MIT’s reputation soared to the sky thanks to its MIT Radar Lab which was significant during the war, while Caltech only aimed to put people on the moon. Perhaps since then, military has taken MIT as its golden boy, and certainly with the support from military, the brilliant scientists were brought to MIT to do military projects, accumulating the prestige of the school. Do you think it is a possible reason?</p>