Category: From the Vault
Harvard and MIT Rehabilitation Engineering Center with Prof. Robert W. Mann (1987)
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MIT biomechanics Professor Robert W. Mann introduces several reports on ongoing research being conducted at the Harvard University and MIT Rehabilitation Engineering Center. Research themes cover (1) the quantificatio...
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)
President Charles M. Vest: Innovation Summit Briefing
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Recorded February 12, 1998.
“The Eye of a Robot: Studies in Machine Vision at MIT” and “TX-O Computer” (1959)
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The first of two films shown here, "Eye of a Robot" (to 18:30) summarizes computer vision research being carried out in the 1950s at the MIT Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence, under the direction of Marvin Minsky...
Tribute Banquet in Honor of Jerome Wiesner’s Retirement (1980)
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The Tribute Banquet in honor of MIT President Jerome Wiesner's retirement took place on May 21, 1980. Albert G. Hill presides as master of ceremonies, and speakers include Anthony Lewis, Cecil Green, Phyllis Ann Wall...
Sir Salman Rushdie named Honorary Visiting Professor of the Humanities (1993)
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In November 1993, author Salman Rushdie made an unannounced visit to MIT to accept an award as Honorary Visiting Professor of the Humanities. Rushdie had been living in hiding ever since a death sentence was issued by...
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.
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
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The fiftieth anniversary celebration for arts and humanities programs at MIT features several symposia and a medal ceremony held on Oct. 6 and 7, 2000. The newly renamed School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences...
Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum (1988) — Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross and Ralph Nader
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Panel discussion at the Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum addressing issues of whistle-blowing and ethics with Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross, and Ralph Nader. Caroline Whitbeck, moderator. Held April 14, 1988.
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...
