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New Physics Sandwiched Between Two Oxide Insulators, Dr. Karen Michaeli
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 The continuous search for novel electronic and spintronic devices recently came to fruition in the form of oxide interfaces. Combining two bor...
“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 ...
Inauguration of MIT’s 15th President, Dr. Charles M. Vest (1991)
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On May 10, 1991, Dr. Charles M. Vest was inaugurated as the 15th president of MIT during a ceremony in Killian Court. President Vest served the Institute with distinction over the next 14 years, leading MIT through a ...
Rescuing Hubble: The Public and Political Reaction to Hubble’s Problems, John Logsdon
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of STS-61, the first Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented the symposium Rescuing Hubble, on Wednesday, November 13, 2...
Amar Bose: 6.312 Lecture 25—Psychoacoustics (cont.)
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Topics include: psychoacoustics; localization of sound; Fletcher Munson curve; sensitivity to phase shift; Pinna pressure; sensitivity to distortion; Haas effect; spectral, spatial and temporal aspects of sound; maski...
1999 MIT Commencement Exercises — Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi, Guest Speakers
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Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi, hosts of the National Public Radio series "Car Talk", are the commencement speakers on the occasion of the 1999 MIT Commencement Exercises. Commentaries by Prof. Samuel J. Keyser, Specia...
MITv “Election ’76” (Nov. 1, 1976)
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The MITv NEWS student-run program on Nov. 1, 1976, features a debate on the imminent national elections chaired by Nancy Lukitsh with guest speakers Jeff Pressman (MIT), Walter Dean Burnham (MIT) and Chris Arterton (...
Patrick Winston: 6.034 Lecture 15 — Learning: Near Misses, Felicity Conditions
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Recorded November 3, 2010.
Charles M. Vest Presidential Press Conference
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Press conference on behalf of the MIT Corporation, announcing the Presidency of Charles M. Vest. Recorded June 18, 1990.
The Life Cycle of Stars — Session 2
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Dissecting the X-rays from Supernova Remnants. Speaker: Laura Lopez. Recorded 29 January 2013.
