When Imperial College London was founded in 1907, its mission was “to be useful”. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was equally modest, taking the beaver as its mascot in 1914 in recognition of the dam builder’s “engineering and mechanical skill and habits of industry. His habits are nocturnal, he does his best work in the dark.”
倫敦帝國理工學院成立于1907年，其使命是“稱為有用的人”。麻省理工學院(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)同樣謙遜，于1914年以河貍作為吉祥物，以表彰這位筑壩者的“工程和機械技能以及勤奮的習慣。他的習慣是夜行性的，他在黑暗中工作得最好"。
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