Category: From the Vault
“Computer For Apollo” (1965) — Science Reporter TV Series
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This 1965 "Science Reporter" television program features the Apollo guidance computer and navigation equipment, which involve less than 60 lbs of microcircuits and memory cores. Scientists and engineers Eldon Hall, Ra...
Technology Day 1996 — “Miracle or Mirage: Technology at the Horizon”
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MIT's Technology Day 1996, on the theme "Miracle or Mirage: Technology at the Horizon" features speakers Bran Ferren '74 ("There's No Bits like Show Bits"), David Baltimore LI '61 ("The Next Gene"), John Preston ("Mat...
President Charles M. Vest: Innovation Summit Briefing
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Recorded February 12, 1998.
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. Jeff Gore
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 Is Evolution Reversible? Dr. Jeff Gore, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT; 2007-10 Fellow (Biophysics) The degree to which evolutionary changes ...
“Quicker ‘n a Wink” (1940) — Prof. Harold E. Edgerton
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Directed by George Sidney, Quicker 'n a Wink introduces MIT Professor Harold "Doc" Edgerton who demonstrates strobe photography. This film allows us to see what happens at speeds too fast to be discerned by the naked ...
Surprises When You Look Up at the Sky with Gamma-ray Goggles, Meng Su
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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Meng Su, 2012--15 Pappalardo Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics)
1993 MIT Commencement Address — President Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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Dr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Constitutional President of the United Mexican States, gives the 1993 MIT Commencement Address on May 28, 1993.
Inauguration of MIT’s 16th President, Dr. Susan Hockfield (2005)
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On May 6, 2005, Dr. Susan Hockfield was inaugurated as the 16th president of MIT. Hockfield, the first woman and the first life scientist to lead MIT, committed the Institute to sustaining its commitment to intellectu...
What Happens at the End of Inflation?, Dr. Mustafa Amin
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. Mustafa Amin, 2008--2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics) Inflation, a period of accelerated expansion in the very early Unive...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Introductory Remarks with Prof. Jocelyn Monroe
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Prof. Jocelyn Monroe, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT; 2006-2009 Pappalardo Fellow
