Category: From the Vault
A. Neil Pappalardo — Reflections on an MIT Education (2008)
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A. Neil Pappalardo '64 shares his life story during an inspirational 2008 talk titled "Reflections on an MIT Education." Introduced by MIT President Susan Hockfield, Pappalardo explains the lessons he learned at MIT a...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. Paola Rebusco
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 Astronomers-to-be at MIT Dr. Paola Rebusco, 2007-10 Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics) During my time at MIT, I had the good luck to mentor three ta...
Artificial “Skin” — Ioannis Yannas (1982)
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MIT Professor of Biological Engineering Ioannis V. Yannas discusses his pioneering work developing the first synthetic skin in collaboration with John F. Burke at Massachusetts General Hospital during the 1970s and ea...
“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.
“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 14th President, Dr. Paul E. Gray (1980)
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A week of celebration accompanied the inauguration of MIT's 14th president, Paul Edward Gray, Sc.D. '60, in September 1980. This video compilation shows the formal as well as playful events surrounding the historic oc...
Population Genetics in a Petri Dish, Dr. Kirill Korolev
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. Kirill Korolev, 2010--2013 Pappalardo Fellow (Soft Condensed Matter Theory & Biophysics) The evolution of natural populations involves...
24th Killian Award Lecture (1996) — Daniel Kleppner, “Views From a Garden of Worldly Delights”
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Dr. Daniel Kleppner, Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics and associate professor in the Research Laboratory for Electronics, delivers the 1995-96 James R. Killian Faculty Achievement Award lecture entitled "Views From a...
Vignettes of Early Radiation Workers (1978)
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Vignettes of early radiation workers with John G. Trump, D.Sc, Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. In this video series moderated by Lauriston S. Taylor, "Vignettes of Early Radiation Workers" showcases interv...
11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: Closing
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012
