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Technology Day 2002 — “When Worlds Collide: Science, Politics and Power in the 21st Century”
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MIT's Technology Day 2002, on the theme "When Worlds Collide: Science, Politics and Power in the 21st Century," features the following speakers: Ronald G. Prinn CM '71 ("From Complex Science to Contentious Policy: Les...
The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars, Victoria Kaspi
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MIT Pappalardo Lecture Speaker: Victoria Kaspi, Department of Physics, McGill University Recorded on October 3, 2013
Coretta Scott King Keynote Address at 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration (1994)
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Coretta Scott King gives the keynote address for the 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration at MIT, held on February 11, 1994. The day's theme is "The Movement for Economic and Social Justice: 1994 and Beyon...
A Membrane Puzzle, Dr. Sliviu Pufu
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 It has been known for quite some time that ten-dimensional string theory is contained within a fairly mysterious eleven-dimensional theory of ...
MIT Centennial Procession (1961)
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This short silent film shows the formal procession of MIT professors and other dignitaries gathering for the academic assembly at the MIT Centennial celebrations in 1961. MIT president Julius A. Stratton and his wife,...
Dissecting the Remnants of Nearby Supernova Explosions, Dr. Laura Lopez
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 Supernovae are the explosive ends of the lives of massive stars. They are the most energetic events in the Universe, and they produce almost a...
Iron-based High Temperature Superconductors: How Electrons Pair by Repulsion, Dr. Fa Wang
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. Fa Wang, 2009--2012 Pappalardo Fellow (Hard Condensed Matter Theory) In superconductors, electrons form pairs that can transport electrici...
Victor Weisskopf & Philip Morrison, “Forty Years after Los Alamos: MIT and the Bomb”
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Professors Victor Weisskopf and Philip Morrison deliver presentations for the 1985 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture series on the theme "Forty Years After Los Alamos: MIT and the Bomb." Moderated by Francis Lowe; April 17...
Technology Day 1997 — “Technology At Play: The World of Sports, Games and Toys”
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MIT's 1997 Technology Day takes place on June 7, 1997 on the theme "Technology At Play: The World of Sports, Games and Toys." Speakers include Stephen C. Jacobsen ME '73, "On the Design and Manufacture of Some Interes...
Nanoelectronics with Atomically Layered Materials, Hugh Churchill
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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Hugh Churchill, 2012--15 Pappalardo Fellow
