▁history ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁its ▁existence , ▁the ▁Institute ▁supported ▁over ▁ 3 4 0 ▁short - ▁and ▁longer - term ▁fellow ships . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁development ▁▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Bern ▁D ib ner ▁( 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 8 8 ), ▁who ▁had ▁conce ived ▁of ▁it ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁D ib ner ▁Fund ▁he ▁had ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁directed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁David ▁D ib ner . ▁The ▁inst itute , ▁from ▁its ▁in ception , ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁executive ▁director ▁Ev ely n ▁Sim ha . ▁On ▁the ▁academic ▁side , ▁the ▁Institute ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁M IT , ▁Boston ▁University , ▁Bran de is ▁University ▁and ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 - volume ▁Bab son ▁Collection ▁of ▁historical ▁material ▁related ▁to ▁Isaac ▁Newton ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁permanent ▁depos it ▁with ▁the ▁Bur nd y ▁Library . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁had ▁been ▁assemble d ▁by ▁Roger ▁Bab son , ▁founder ▁of ▁Bab son ▁College ▁in ▁W elles ley , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁was ▁previously ▁hous ed ▁at ▁the ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 - volume ▁Vol terra ▁Collection ▁from ▁Italy ▁increased ▁the ▁Bur nd y ▁Library ▁collection ▁by ▁more ▁than