The lectures are often the highlight of a history course. Boasting one of the finest history departments in the US, Yale has many history professors of superstar status.

In addition to these departments, the museum presents a section devoted to the history of the Louvre, including the medieval moats installed by Philippe Auguste in 1190.

Google thinks it can change the face of computing. The only obstacles: the world's largest software maker, notoriously stubborn it departments and decades of history going against it.