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Testing Galaxy Formation Models at the Small Scales, Dr. Simona Vegetti

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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 The distribution of masses of dwarf satellite galaxies that are observed around Local Group galaxies differs substantially from simulations ba...

Uncovering the Dark Universe, Dr. James Battat

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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. James Battat, 2008--2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Dark Matter & Neutrino Physics) The Standard Model of particle physics cannot account for ...

See It Now: Jay W. Forrester and the WHIRLWIND Computer (1951)

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Jay W. Forrester talks about his work on the WHIRLWIND Project, during an interview with Edward R. Murrow for CBS News on Dec. 16, 1951.

1997 MIT Commencement Address — Kofi Atta Annan

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Kofi Atta Annan MS '72, Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, is the Guest Speaker at the 1997 MIT Commencement Exercises, on June 6, 1997.

“Landing on the Moon” (1966) — Science Reporter TV Series

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This 1966 "Science Reporter" television program details the development and construction of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), the only vehicle of the three Apollo spacecraft modules that actually lands on the moon. Pr...

“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...

“Big Magnets” (1961) — Science Reporter TV Series

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Dr. Benjamin Lax discusses the future of the nascent National Magnetic Laboratory at MIT (of which he is the director) in fields such as biomagnetics, along with MIT professor Francis Bitter, research biologist Dr. H....

Quantum Walks with Integrated Photonics, Yoav Lahini

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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Yoav Lahini, 2012--15 Pappalardo Fellow (Theoretical & Experimental Condensed Matter)

Fractal Butterflies in Moiré Superlattices, Dr. Andrea Young

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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Andrea Young, 2011--14 Pappalardo Fellow (Experimental Condensed Matter)