Category: From the Vault
“EDM A Magic Slate” (1962) — Science Reporter TV Series
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Norman Taylor of ITEK Corp. (previously with MIT's Lincoln Lab) demonstrates an innovative electronic drafting machine (EDM) that allows engineers to produce computer-based graphic images using a "light pen". He is in...
“Computer For Apollo” (1965) — Science Reporter TV Series
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This 1965 "Science Reporter" television program features the Apollo guidance computer and navigation equipment, which involve less than 60 lbs of microcircuits and memory cores. Scientists and engineers Eldon Hall, Ra...
Technology Day 2001 — “Origins and Beyond: Our Place in the Cosmos”
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The 2001 MIT Technology Day takes place June 9, 2001, on the theme "Origins and Beyond: Our Place in the Cosmos." Featured speakers include Eric S. Lander, "The Human Genome and Beyond"; Claude R. Canizares, "The Orig...
1993 MIT Commencement Address — President Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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Dr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Constitutional President of the United Mexican States, gives the 1993 MIT Commencement Address on May 28, 1993.
New Physics Sandwiched Between Two Oxide Insulators, Dr. Karen Michaeli
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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 The continuous search for novel electronic and spintronic devices recently came to fruition in the form of oxide interfaces. Combining two bor...
1994 MIT Commencement Address — His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV
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His Highness Karim Aga Khan IV, Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, gives the 1994 MIT Commencement Address. The Aga Kahn is the first Muslim to be the guest speaker at the MIT Commencement exercises.
14th Killian Award Lecture No. 2 (1986) — Franco Modigliani, “Application of Life Cycle Hypothesis”
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Professor Franco Modigliani's lecture titled "Application of the Life Cycle Hypothesis to Policy Issues" is the second of two talks he gave for the James R. Killian, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award Lecture series. Kre...
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Introductory Remarks by Janet Conrad
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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Janet Conrad - Chair, 2013-14 Pappalardo Fellowships Executive Committee Recorded 5-10-13
Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics: Dr. David Hsieh
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9th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium May 14, 2010 A New Generation of Insulators for the Electronics Future Dr. David Hsieh, 2009-12 Fellow (Condensed Matter Experiment) Electrical insulators have ...
Technology 1934
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This silent film, which offers us a marvelous vintage tour of the Institute, was produced by MIT in 1934 "for all who might be interested in knowing more about the Institute and its significance in the world of Scienc...
