Tag: film
Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT
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Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT profiles three prominent interdisciplinary researchers at MIT. Profiles include Maria Zuber, a geophysicist renowned for her research on planetary surfaces; Vladimir Bulovi...
“How Fast Is Fast?” (1994) — Harold “Doc” Edgerton
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Take a look at the life and effect that Harold "Doc" Edgerton had on MIT and the world in "How Fast is Fast?", produced by the Edgerton Foundation in 1994. The film presents a wide-ranging compilation of film clips an...
“Full Day” (1958) — Kevin Lynch
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Professor Kevin Lynch BCP '47 produced this time-lapse film showing 24 hours as viewed from the Memorial Drive side of the MIT campus, looking across the Charles River towards the city of Boston, in 1958, as part of h...
“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 ...
“Camp Technology” (1936)
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This vintage film from 1936 shows the daily routines of work (and play) at MIT's surveying camp for civil engineering students. It was known affectionately as "Camp Technology" and for years was held at a site on the ...
“Food For Space Travelers” (1966) — Science Reporter TV Series
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This 1966 "Science Reporter" television program showcases the challenges of ensuring proper nutrition for astronauts on prolonged journeys. The film covers metabolic and caloric consumption in particular conditions of...
“The Social Beaver” (1956)
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A promotional film for prospective students and visitors to MIT, "The Social Beaver" focuses on the community living and range of social and cultural activities that round out a student's life at MIT, from music group...
“View From The Road” Series (1965) — Kevin Lynch
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A film short produced by Professor Kevin Lynch BCP '47 produced this high-speed film as part of his studies into the theory of city form and of human perceptions of the city.
“Take Me Back To Tech” (1976)
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This film, which takes its title from a popular MIT song featured at the beginning of the piece, offers a narrative history of MIT from its Back Bay beginnings to the mid-1970s, compiled from a range of vintage film c...
Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision
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This 11-minute documentary — Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision — examines the challenges faced by MIT's founder William Barton Rogers and explores how his founding principles continue to influence today's MIT.
