Category: From the Vault
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...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. Jeff Gore
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 Is Evolution Reversible? Dr. Jeff Gore, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT; 2007-10 Fellow (Biophysics) The degree to which evolutionary changes ...
15th Killian Award Lecture (1987) — Mildred S. Dresselhaus, “Adventures in Carbon Research”
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Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus delivers the first of two talks for James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award, titled "Adventures in Carbon Research", on April 1, 1987. Established in 1971 as a trib...
“ds = dQ/τ and YOU!” (1961) — MIT Centennial Roundtable
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A roster of luminaries including Jerome Wiesner, Jerrold Zacharias, and John Burchard of MIT discuss the significance of science and technology together with Raymond Aron of the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Isadore R...
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...
Technology Day 1995 — “War, Technology, Peace and Change”
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MIT's 1995 Technology Day takes place on June 16, 1995 on the theme "War, Technology, Peace and Change." A fly-by of six vintage World War II airplanes led by a B-25, intended as a tribute to the sacrifices of MIT c...
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.
Gyorgy Kepes Interview (1988)
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Gyorgy Kepes, founder of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS), is interviewed at his home in Cambridge, MA, on the occasion of a California Polytechnic show on art and science in December 1988. The intervi...
What Happens at the End of Inflation?, Dr. Mustafa Amin
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The 10th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 13, 2011 Dr. Mustafa Amin, 2008--2011 Pappalardo Fellow (Theoretical Astrophysics) Inflation, a period of accelerated expansion in the very early Unive...
“Food For Space Travelers” (1966) — Science Reporter TV Series
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This 1966 "Science Reporter" television program showcases the challenges of ensuring proper nutrition for astronauts on prolonged journeys. The film covers metabolic and caloric consumption in particular conditions of...
