Commonwealth Institute of Technology

The Commonwealth Institute of Technology, or C.I.T., was a school of higher education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, prior to the Great War.
==Background==
The Commonwealth Institute of Technology possessed its own experimental nuclear reactor, contained beneath the university itself.Fallout 4 loading screens: "Before the war, C.I.T. conducted experiments in its underground nuclear reactor. Today, it has been repurposed, and once activated will provide the Institute with nearly limitless power." After the war, remnants of the Commonwealth Institute of Technology would go on to form the elusive society known as the Institute, within the college's underground level in 2110.Fallout 4 loading screen: "According to local history, the Institute formed from the remains of C.I.T., the Commonwealth Institute of Technology. But the college itself has lain in ruins for more than two centuries."Fallout 4 loading screens: "The Institute was officially founded in the year 2110 by a group a of former Commonwealth Institute of Technology students who took refuge in the college's underground level at the time of the Great War." CIT was responsible for the creation of the Code Defender security software; revolutionary enough that it would be in use by the Institute for the next two centuries.Liam Binet: " "The Sole Survivor: "What do you need help with?"Liam Binet: " "The Sole Survivor: "Where would I find that?"Liam Binet: " "(Liam Binet's dialogue)
==Members==
===Professors and staff===
* Jeanette Higgins (from 2064-2068)
* Dr. Wilfred Bergman (system administrator, alumnus)P.A.M.: ""Desdemona: ""P.A.M.: " "The Sole Survivor: "What's at Cambridge Polymer?"P.A.M.: " "Desdemona: ""(Desdemona and P.A.M.'s dialogue)
* Dr. T. Williams (system administrator)Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Bergman's terminal, Password request (Archive)
* Dean Vernon (system administrator)
* Dr. Egan CITAdmin01's dialogue
* Unnamed robotics instructor CITStudent01's dialogue
===Students and alumni===
* Ericka Woolum
* Jon Elwood
* Robert HouseA tragedy has befallen all mankind
* Ms. Adams
* N. VolkmerVault 76 terminal entires; personnel terminal, UNSAVED WORK
* Chris CITStudent02's dialogue
* Jack
* Mike
==Appearances==
The pre-War Commonwealth Institute of Technology is mentioned in Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 76.
==Behind the scenes==
The Commonwealth Institute of Technology is a reference to the real world Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
==Gallery==
FO4 CIT street sign.jpg|Street sign reading CIT Academia Building
==References==
===Non-canon sources===